Acquired theory of mind impairments in individuals with bilateral amygdala lesions

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-220

  Stone, Valerie E ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^b   Calder, Andrew ^c   Keane, Jill ^c   Young, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Social intelligence; Theory of mind; Theory of mind impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGIST; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

AGED; AMYGDALA; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037210702     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(02)00151-3     Document Type: Article

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