… advanced theory of mind tests. We tested patients with bilateral damage to orbito-frontal cortex
(n = 5) … cortex (n = 5) on a series of theory of mind tasks varying in difficulty. Bilateral orbito-…

… frontal patients produced a much higher error rate on the task, so it is now clear that the frontal
… An experimental investigation of Luria's theory on the effects of frontal lobe lesions in man. …

… Theory of mind (ToM) deficits have recently been associated with executive dysfunction
and frontal … to executive functioning and the role of the frontal cortex, in an adult male with …

… regions of the paracingulate cortex. However, there is evidence from studies of neurological
patients that intact frontal cortex, in particular the medial frontal region, is necessary for good …

… Thus, the present study represents the only direct test of the hypothesis that the medial
frontal cortex is a critical component of the ToM network (Gallagher and Frith, 2003). …

… distinct cognitive ability, sometimes called a “theory of mind.” Figuring out what other people
… lesions studies hint at a double dissociation between cognitive and affective theory of mind. …

… have shown that this process, described as Theory of Mind (ToM) or mentalization, is
reliably associated with activation of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). However, this study …

Neuroimaging studies suggest that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) plays a central role
in cognitive theory of mind (ToM). This can be assessed more definitively, however, using …

… potentially pre-eminent role of the right frontal lobe in true self-awareness, comes … theory
of mind. A patient who had lost all personal past memories after right ventral pre-frontal cortical …

… of the frontal cortex, including the orbitofrontal cortex and frontal gyrus, in the anterior
cingulate and in superior temporal and cerebellar regions. The activations in frontal regions were …