Scores on the emotional facial expression decoding task
| Variable | Controls | Before surgery | After surgery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (SD). | |||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01. | |||
| Decoding accuracy (%) | |||
| Global score** | 51.5 (17.3) | 52.1 (17.9) | 28.8 (13.7) |
| Accuracy by type and intensity of emotion (%) | |||
| Disgust (global score)* | 43.8 (24.1) | 44.8 (24.7) | 31.3 (18.8) |
| Disgust (30%) | 21.1 (22.6) | 27.1 (39.1) | 8.30 (19.5) |
| Disgust (70%) | 66.5 (33.7) | 62.5 (43.3) | 54.2 (39.6) |
| Sadness (global score)** | 56.3 (30.4) | 62.5 (25) | 29.2 (25.7) |
| Sadness (30%)* | 58.3 (28.9) | 58.3 (35.9) | 29.2 (39.6) |
| Sadness (70%)* | 54.2 (45) | 66.7 (38.9) | 29.6 (39.6) |
| Anger (global score)** | 50.1 (31.7) | 49 (27.9) | 26 (25.3) |
| Anger (30%)** | 30.8 (33.4) | 27.1 (31) | 6.3 (15.5) |
| Anger (70%)** | 70.8 (39.6) | 70.8 (33.4) | 45.8 (39.6) |
| Task difficulty rating (/7) | |||
| Global score | 3.6 (0.87) | 3.53 (0.78) | 3.71 (1.04) |