Theory of Mind Difficulties in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: Beyond the Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction Hypothesis

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 980-988

  Maurage, François ^a,b   de Timary, Philippe ^a   Tecco, Juan Martin ^b   Lechantre, Stéphane ^b   Samson, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire   (Belgium)

Author keywords

False Belief; Mentalizing; Prefrontal Cortex; Temporo Parietal Junction; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARIETAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL COGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THEORY OF MIND; VIDEORECORDING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84930268524     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12717     Document Type: Article

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