Impaired theory of mind but intact decision-making in Asperger syndrome: Implications for the relationship between these cognitive domains

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-284

  Torralva, Teresa ^a,b,c   Gleichgerrcht, Ezequiel ^a,c   Roca, María ^a,c   Ibanez, Agustín ^a,b,c,d   Marenco, Victoria ^a   Rattazzi, Alexia ^a,c   Manes, Facundo ^a,c  

^a INECO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^c FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Decision making; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL COGNITION; THEORY OF MIND; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84873526330     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.08.023     Document Type: Article

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