Error analyses reveal contrasting deficits in "theory of mind": Neuropsychological evidence from a 3-option false belief task

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2561-2569

  Samson, Dana ^a   Apperly, Ian A ^a   Humphreys, Glyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

False belief; Frontal lobe; Perspective taking; Social cognition; Temporo parietal junction; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY ORIENTATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARIETAL LOBE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REALITY TESTING; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250622845     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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