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Byom, Lindsey; Turkstra, Lyn S. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Social communication problems are common in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly problems in spoken discourse. Social communication problems are thought to reflect underlying cognitive impairments. Aims: To measure the contribution of two cognitive processes, executive functioning (EF) and theory of mind (ToM), to the…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Brain, Adults, Cognitive Processes
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Roca, Maria; Torralva, Teresa; Gleichgerrcht, Ezequiel; Woolgar, Alexandra; Thompson, Russell; Duncan, John; Manes, Facundo – Neuropsychologia, 2011
A role for rostral prefrontal cortex (BA10) has been proposed in multitasking, in particular, the selection and maintenance of higher order internal goals while other sub-goals are being performed. BA10 has also been implicated in the ability to infer someone else's feelings and thoughts, often referred to as theory of mind. While most of the data…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Neurological Impairments, Neurological Organization, Brain
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Poletti, Michele; Bonuccelli, Ubaldo – Brain and Cognition, 2012
A recent paper (Zald & Andreotti, 2010) reviewed neuropsychological tasks that assess the function of the orbital and ventromedial portions of the prefrontal cortex (OMPFC). Neuropathological studies have shown that the function of the OMPFC should be preserved in the early stages of Parkinson's disease (PD) but becomes affected in the advanced…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Evidence, Narcotics, Diseases