In contrast to well-documented deficits in the core social cognitive domains of social
perception and theory of mind (ToM), how Parkinson's disease (PD) affects one's empathic …

Background Impairments in social cognition have been described in several psychiatric and
neurological disorders. Given the importance of the relationship between social cognition …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway with loss of substantia nigra pars …

Objective: Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to infer others' mental (Cognitive) and
emotional (Affective) states, both being impaired in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder closely related to immunity. An
important aspect of the pathogenesis of PD is the interaction between α-synuclein and a …

Objective Social cognition and executive deficits are frequent in neurological and
neuropsychiatric disorders. Yet, there is a paucity of standardized domain-specific …

The hippocampus has a critical role in cognition and human memory and is one of the most
studied structures in the brain. Despite more than 400 years of research, little is known about …

Multiple sclerosis is a neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease causing several
psychosocial problems that significantly impairs quality of life. The most common physical …

Background: Hypomimia is a clinical feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Based on the
embodied simulation theory, the impairment of facial mimicry may worsen facial emotion …

Anxiety and depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) reduce well-being of the patients.
Emotional alterations influence motor skills and cognitive performance; moreover, they …