When there is injury or tissue removal, the brain has some flexibility and can compromise. I would ask the doctor at the center which did the brain surgery if they can offer any therapy maybe neuro feedback to help as you learn to manage. It also means learning how to handle the way epilepsy affects your life including your physical well-being social and emotional health.
Eight years ago at the age of 44 , I was diagnosed with epilepsy WTF!? After 8 extremely challenging years of trialing medications 10 different meds , it was determined that my epilepsy was intractable I went through all the testing 30 days in a seizure investigative unit and was given the green light for surgery.
Subsequently, I had a right temporal lobe resection. My entire right temporal lobe was removed, including the amygdala, coming up a year ago on the 26th of this month. I have been absolutely astounded by the issues I've come across that I didn't hear or read about prior to the surgery, one being a form of overemotional response. More than anything it manifests as anger. Otherwise, I don't feel any of the emotions I was accustomed to e.
I have found that anything that overstimulates any of my senses sound, motion, smell, taste, touch, etc. So the answer to the Quora question is: yes, in theory, you could have your amygdala removed, although finding a surgeon willing to do it might be tricky. But what would amygdalectomy do? In the patients who received the procedure for aggression, studies reported beneficial effects in most cases with relatively few side-effects although a death rate of 3.
The most famous such patient is called SM, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder called Urbach-Wiethe disease , causing her to suffer selective degeneration of the amygdala bilaterally.
SM might therefore seem like an advertisement for the amygdala-less lifestyle. However, a more recent study revealed that SM and two other patients with similar lesions did experience fear and even panic in response to inhaling CO2, just like most people do. In fact, the amygdala-less patients seemed to experience more extreme panic than healthy controls did.
This suggests that the capacity for fear was preserved in response to at least some stimuli. Ultimately, evolution gave us the amygdala for a reason, and a life without fear might be a shortened one. There is definitely a slight improvement in his right hand.
This encourages him as well as the caregivers to try harder. His overall mood is upbeat. Neurological Recovery Blog. Support Group on Facebook. FitMi Full-Body Therapy. MusicGlove Hand Therapy. Sign up to receive a free PDF ebook with recovery exercises for stroke, traumatic brain injury, or spinal cord injury below:.
Skip to content No products in the cart. Damage to the Amygdala: Functions, Symptoms, and Treatments. Last updated on July 13, Functions of the Amygdala The amygdala is a small, almond-shaped collection of neurons located deep inside the temporal lobe. The amygdala also contributes to higher cognitive functions as well, such as: Forming and storing long-term, emotional memories Learning new information Decision-making Therefore, damage to the amygdala can lead to problems with each of these processes.
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His OT checked it out and felt that it was ideal. I can honestly second this. FitMi is a blessing. Her performance in empathy tests was above average, and her score on the eye test was significantly higher than that of the controls, according to the researchers.
The amygdala is a small almond-shaped structure, sitting deep in the temporal lobe. It appears to be involved in social interaction, and is thought critical for quickly evaluating and responding to emotional stimuli, such as a frightening predator or a sad face. The new case comes in contrast to previous observations of people who endured damage to the amygdala and suffered emotional deficits.
In a study involving 22 people who had parts of their temporal lobe removed, researchers found that people with more extensive damage to the amygdala performed worse in learning emotional facial expressions.
However, in the absence of the amygdala, other brain regions, and perhaps newly organized connections among them, may be responsible for driving stronger empathy, the researchers of the new case report said. Joseph Sirven, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, who was not involved with the case. Rather, complex emotions like empathy, hope, etc. The woman's case suggests it is possible to have unexpectedly re-organized neural networks after this kind of surgery, the researchers said, and may have lessons for a better understanding of the brain.
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