Social and cultural elements associated with neurocognitive dysfunctions in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 patients

Social and cultural elements associated with neurocognitive dysfunctions in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 patients

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 (SCA2) is a rare genetic disorder producing cerebellar degeneration and affecting motor abilities. Neuroimaging studies also show neurodegeneration in subcortical and cortical regions related to emotional and social processes. From social neuroscience it is suggested th...

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Main Authors: Roberto Emmanuele Mercadillo, Víctor eGalvez, Rosalinda eDíaz, Lorena eParedes, Javier eVelazquez-Moctezuma, Carlos R Hernandez-Castillo, Juan eFernandez-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
social neuroscience
neurodegeneration
culture
ethnography
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00090/full

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