Beyond Cognition: Understanding Affective Impairments in Korsakoff Syndrome

Brion, Mélanie;D'Hondt, Fabien;Davidoff, Donald A.;Maurage, Pierre
(2016) Emotion Review — Vol. 8, n° 1, p. 376-384 (2015)

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  • Brion, MélanieUCLouvain
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  • D'Hondt, FabienUCLouvain
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  • Davidoff, Donald A.Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA
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  • Maurage, Pierreorcid-logoUCLouvain
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Abstract
As earlier research on Korsakoff syndrome (KS), a frequent neurological complication of alcohol-dependence (AD), mainly focused on cognition, affective impairments have been little investigated despite their crucial impact in AD. This article proposes new research avenues on this topic by combining two theoretical frameworks: (a) dual-process models, positing that addictions are due to an imbalance between underactivated reflective system and overactivated affective-automatic one; (b) continuity theory, postulating a gradual worsening of cognitive impairments from AD to KS. We suggest that this joint perspective may renew the current knowledge by clarifying the affective-automatic deficits in KS and their interactions with reflective impairments, but also by offering a direct exploration of the continuity between AD and KS regarding reflective and affective-automatic abilities.
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Brion, M., D’Hondt, F., Davidoff, D. A., & Maurage, P. (2016). Beyond Cognition: Understanding Affective Impairments in Korsakoff Syndrome. Emotion Review, 8(1), 376-384. https://doi.org/10.1177/1754073915594433 (Original work published 2015)