Exploring sarcasm detection in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using ecologically valid measures

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Staios, Mathew ^a,b   Fisher, Fiona ^b   Lindell, Annukka K ^a   Ong, Ben ^a   Howe, Jim ^b   Reardon, Katrina ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Calvary Health Care Bethlehem   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Emotion recognition; Executive dysfunction; Frontotemporal dementia (FTD); Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADDENBROOKE COGNITIVE EXAMINATION REVISED; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AWARENESS OF SOCIAL INFERENCE TEST; BRIXTON SPATIAL ANTICIPATION TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAZE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; MOTONEURON; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84933679599     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00178     Document Type: Article

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