The significance of social situations is commonly context-embedded. Although the role of
context has been extensively studied in basic sensory processing or simple stimulus …

Cognitive neuroscientists often study social cognition by using simple but socially relevant
stimuli, such as schematic faces or images of other people. Whilst this research is valuable …

To determine the frequency of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in patients presenting
with progressive focal cortical syndromes, notably posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) …

Although behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is classically defined by
behavioral and socio-emotional changes, impairments often extend to other cognitive …

Although several brief sensitive screening tools are available to detect cognitive dysfunction,
few have been developed to quickly assess executive functioning (EF) per se. We designed …

Many tests of specific 'executive functions' show deficits after frontal lobe lesions. These
deficits appear on a background of reduced fluid intelligence, best measured with tests of …

The paper reviews of all of the current evidence on Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities in patients
with neurodegenerative diseases. ToM refers to the abilities to attribute mental states to …

Abstract The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is a sensitive test for the detection of decision‐
making impairments in several neurological and psychiatric populations. Very few studies …

Traditional cognitive tests may not be sensitive for the early detection of executive and social
cognitive impairments in the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia. The aim of this …

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