Dissociation between decoding and reasoning about mental states in patients with theory of mind reasoning impairments

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1557-1564

  Njomboro, Progress ^a   Deb, Shoumitro ^a   Humphreys, Glyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 50649112121     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20118     Document Type: Article

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