Distinguishing lies from jokes: Theory of mind deficits and discourse interpretation in right hemisphere brain-damaged patients

Brain and Language

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-106

  Winner, Ellen ^b   Brownell, Hiram ^b   Happé, Francesca ^a   Blum, Ari ^b   Pincus, Donna ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TASK; RELIABILITY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031835545     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1997.1889     Document Type: Article

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