Comparing the neural correlates of affective and cognitive theory of mind using fMRI: Involvement of the basal ganglia in affective theory of mind

Advances in Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-43

  Bodden, Maren E ^a,b   Kübler, Dorothee ^b   Knake, Susanne ^b   Menzler, Katja ^b   Heverhagen, Johannes T ^b   Sommer, Jens ^b   Kalbe, Elke ^c,d   Krach, Sören ^b   Dodel, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VECHTA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affective and cognitive theory of mind; Basal ganglia; FMRI; Mentalizing; Simulation; Social cognition; ToM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878002554     PISSN: 18951171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10053-008-0129-6     Document Type: Article

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