Neuroanatomical and neurochemical bases of theory of mind

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2971-2984

  Abu Akel, Ahmad ^a   Shamay Tsoory, Simone ^b  

^a University of Haifa ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affective theory of mind; Autism; Cognitive theory of mind; Dopamine; Other; Parkinson's disease; Schizophrenia; Self; Serotonin; Social cognition; Striatum; Ventral and dorsal attention systems

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CLOZAPINE; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE; FLUPENTIXOL; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LOXAPINE; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN;

AFFECT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ORBITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCORTEX; THEORY OF MIND; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

AFFECT; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NERVE NET; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 80051795330     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.07.012     Document Type: Review

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