amygdalectomy

(1) An older synonym for tonsillectomy.
(2) Excision of the cerebellar amygdalae.

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According to this view, findings about face identity processing will not necessarily generalize to the domain of emotion perception (see also findings on patients with amygdalectomy [33] or acquired prosopagnosia [34]).

No differences in emotion recognition strategies in children with autism spectrum disorder: evidence from hybrid faces

Medial and lateral amygdalectomy differentially influences consummatory negative contrast.

El estudio del contraste entre incentivos: la contribucion de Abram Amsel

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