Dissociation between decoding and reasoning about mental states in patients with theory of mind reasoning impairments.

Theory of mind (ToM) reasoning may involve a multiplicity of processes, including an initial stage, where cues relevant for social processes are detected and decoded, and a mentalizing stage, where the decoded information is used to reason about mental states. Here we report that the processing of l...

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Auteurs principaux: Njomboro, P, Deb, S, Humphreys, G
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2008