Selective impairment and a positive recognition bias of the facial emotion recognition after propofol anesthesia during gastrointestinal endoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Propofol may induce emotional impairment like euphoria and elation. Previous studies have demonstrated that emotional impairment can injure social cognition like emotion recognition and decision-making abilities. Therefore, this study is designed to investigate the effects of propofol anesthesia on facial emotion recognition (FER) and delay discounting behavior.

Method

Patients underwent diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy (GI) with propofol anesthesia in this prospective cohort observational study. Prior to and following the procedure (approximately 30 min afterwards), patients were asked to select the word that best describes the presented facial photographs displaying happiness, anger, and neutral expressions. Additionally, Monetary Choice Questionnaire-9 w

SUBMITTER: Sun Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12834756 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature