Posted by SLS on March 31, 2013, at 2:09:56
In reply to I have a weird theory, posted by Michael Bell on March 31, 2013, at 1:50:03
> Like my subject says, I have a weird theory. I think that faulty interpretation of facial expressions is linked to social anxiety. I think that people born blind or who became blind before the normal age of when social anxiety begins have a vastly diminished chance of becoming socially phobic. I wonder if this has ever been studied?
People with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have a faulty interpretation of facial expressions. It is biased towards sadness and against happiness and fear. This has been confirmed using fMRI. Impairment of facial expression recognition is more prevalent in MDD than it is in anxiety disorders.
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