The human social brain is complex. Current knowledge fails to define the neurobiological
processes underlying social behaviour involving the (patho-) physiological mechanisms that …

Social cognition includes a range of cognitive processes that help individuals to understand
how others think and feel. There is emerging evidence that social cognitive deficits may …

Social cognitive function, involved in the perception, processing, and interpretation of social
information, has been shown to be crucial for successful communication and interpersonal …

Background Social engagement protects against dementia onset. Less is known about
patterns of social engagement around the time of dementia diagnosis. We investigated face …

Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is the second leading cognitive
disorder caused by neurodegeneration in patients under 65 years of age. Characterized by …

Background Clinical, pathological and genetic overlap between sporadic frontotemporal
dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) has been …

Theories of personal identity in the tradition of John Locke and Derek Parfit emphasize the
importance of psychological continuity and the abilities to think, to remember and to make …

Neurocognitive impairment in Huntington's disease (HD) frequently includes deficits in
emotion recognition, and recent studies have also provided evidence for deficits in theory of …

Behavioral disturbances and lack of empathy are distinctive clinical features of behavioral
variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) in comparison to Alzheimer disease (AD). The aim …

Objective There is increasing evidence suggesting that social cognitive abilities are
impaired in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), the most common form of focal epilepsies …