Theory of mind and the frontal lobes

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 2 A, 2006, Pages 202-206

  Igliori, Glauco C ^a   Damasceno, Benito P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognition; Frontal lesions; Neuropsychological tests; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745577962     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000200006     Document Type: Article

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