Theory of Mind in Parkinson's disease

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 342-350

  Poletti, Michele ^a,b   Enrici, Ivan ^c   Bonuccelli, Ubaldo ^a,b   Adenzato, Mauro ^c  

^a USL of Viareggio   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Executive functions; Frontostriatal circuits; Parkinson's disease; Social cognition; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LEVODOPA;

BASAL GANGLION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAUX PAS RECOGNITION TEST; HUMAN; OTHERS BELIEFS TEST; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; READING THE MIND IN THE EYES TEST; REVIEW; SOCIAL COGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; WORKING MEMORY; YONI TEST;

HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79952702537     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.01.010     Document Type: Review

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