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A systems approach to the brain basis of emotion also needs developmental and locationist views – the case of Tourette's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2012

Aribert Rothenberger
Aribert Rothenberger
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Goettingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany. arothen@gwdg.de http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~ukyk/
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Abstract

The closeness of somatosensory phenomena and emotional states can be critically extended into a clinical perspective by referring to Tourette's Syndrome (TS). Two examples are discussed in this commentary: (1) the neurodevelopmental approach to the pre- and post-tic sensorimotor urges, and (2) the TS treatment with deep brain stimulation. It is shown that in TS, both views (locationist and constructionist) need to be combined along the lifespan in order to get a more realistic picture of the brain basis of emotion.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 160
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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