A key aspect of social cognition is the ability to infer other people's mental states, thoughts
and feelings; referred to as 'theory of mind'(ToM). We tested the hypothesis that the changes …

The paper reviews convergent evidence on the ability to attribute mental states to one's self
and to others (ie, theory of mind, ToM) in patients affected by the behavioural variant of …

Structural brain imaging and neuropsychological data implicate the orbital aspects of
prefrontal cortex in the developing neuropathology of fvFTD. Damage to this region is …

Current evidence suggests that neurocognitive testing has limited practical benefit in
distinguishing behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) and Alzheimer's …

Abstract Theory of mind (ToM) refers broadly to our understanding of others' complex
emotions and mental states. Deficits in ToM are widely regarded as one of the key defining …

Abstract Theory of mind reasoning—the ability to understand someone else's mental states,
such as beliefs, intentions and desires—is crucial in social interaction. It has been …

Theory of Mind (ToM) allows one's own and others' cognitive and emotional mental states to
be inferred. Although many patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) display impaired social …

Whether theory of mind (ToM) is preserved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a
controversial subject. Recent studies have showed that performance on some ToM tests …

We describe a 57-year-old man (MW) with frontal variant frontotemporal dementia (fv-FTD)
who presented with a long history of drinking problem and marital disharmony followed by …

The ability to understand other people's behavior in terms of mental states, such as beliefs,
desires, and intentions, is central to social interaction. It has been argued that the …