Evidence for deficits in facial affect recognition and theory of mind in multiple sclerosis

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-285

  Henry, Julie D ^a   Phillips, Louise H ^b   Beatty, William W ^c   Mcdonald, Skye ^a   Longley, Wendy A ^c   Joscelyne, Amy ^a   Rendell, Peter G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Multiple Sclerosis New South Wales/Victoria ^*

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotion understanding; Frontal systems; Neuropathology; Social perceptual processes; Temporal systems; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 65449168762     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709090195     Document Type: Article

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