Perception, Emotions and Delusions: The Case of the Capgras Delusion

In Tim Bayne & Jordi Fernàndez (eds.), Delusion and Self-Deception: Affective and Motivational Influences on Belief Formation. Psychology Press. pp. 107-125 (2008)
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The paper discusses the role affective factors may play in explaining why, in Capgras'delusion, the delusional belief once formed is maintained and argues that there is an important link between the modularity of the relevant emotional system and the persistence of the delusional belief.

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