The impact of bilateral cerebellar damage on theory of mind, empathy and decision making

Neurocase

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Gerschcovich, Eliana Roldan ^a   Cerquetti, Daniel ^a   Tenca, Eduardo ^a   Leiguarda, Ramon ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cerebellar damage; Cerebellum; Decision making; Empathy; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; DECISION MAKING; DROWSINESS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; EMPATHY; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; THEORY OF MIND; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79959288425     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554791003730618     Document Type: Article

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