Interpretation of mentalistic actions and sarcastic remarks: Effects of frontal and posterior lesions on mentalising

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1725-1734

  Channon, Shelley ^a   Rule, Andrea ^a   Maudgil, David ^b   Martinos, Marina ^a   Pellijeff, Asa ^a   Frankl, Jessica ^a   Drury, Helena ^a   Shieff, Colin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frontal lobes; Mentalising; Sarcasm; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; SARCASTIC REMARK; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; THINKING; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847735902     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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