@entity15 ( @entity15 ) may be associated with @entity73 . However, emotion recognition mediated by bodily postures has never been examined in these @entity1 . Moreover, several studies have suggested a relation between emotion @entity73 and alexithymia. This is in line with the idea that the ability to recognize emotions requires the individuals to be able to understand their own emotions. Despite a deficit in emotion recognition has been observed in @entity15 @entity1 , the association between @entity73 has received little attention. The aim of this study was, first, to investigate @entity15 @entity1 's abilities to recognize emotions mediated by both facial and bodily expressions and, second, to examine whether any observed @entity51 recognition could be explained by the presence of alexithymia. Thirty @entity1 with @entity15 and 30 healthy matched controls performed experimental tasks assessing emotion discrimination and recognition of facial expressions and bodily postures. Moreover, they completed questionnaires evaluating alexithymia, @entity308 , and fatigue. First, facial emotion recognition and, to a lesser extent, bodily emotion recognition can be impaired in @entity15 @entity1 . In particular, @entity1 with higher disability showed an @entity73 compared with @entity1 with @entity717 and controls. Second, their deficit in emotion recognition was not predicted by alexithymia. Instead, the disease's characteristics and the performance on some cognitive tasks significantly correlated with emotion recognition. @entity73 recognition is a cognitive signature of @entity15 that is not dependent on alexithymia. (JINS, 2014, 19, 1-11).

Facial and bodily emotion recognition in XXXX : the role of alexithymia and other characteristics of the disease.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['impairment in emotion recognition', 'recognition impairments', 'impaired emotion recognition and alexithymia', 'Impaired facial emotion', 'impaired perception of facial emotions'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['deficits in emotions'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['lower disability'] @entity15 :: ('MESH:D009103', 'Disease') :: ['Multiple sclerosis', 'MS']
@entity15 :: (MESH:D009103,Disease) :: ['multiple sclerosis']
