Pragmatic language comprehension: Role of theory of mind, executive functions, and the prefrontal cortex

R Ouerchefani, N Ouerchefani, MRB Rejeb, D Le Gall - Neuropsychologia, 2024 - Elsevier
The specific contribution of focal damage of the prefrontal cortex and the cognitive
mechanisms accounting for communicative-pragmatic disorders remains unclear. The …

Role of the prefrontal cortex and executive functions in basic emotions recognition: evidence from patients with focal damage to the prefrontal cortex

R Ouerchefani, N Ouerchefani… - Cognitive …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Few studies have examined the specific contribution of focal damage of the prefrontal cortex
and executive dysfunction to emotion recognition deficits, with results reporting controversial …

The role of cognitive estimation in understanding the mental states of others

O Riadh, O Naoufel, MR Ben Rejeb… - Cognitive …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies have emphasized the critical role of the prefrontal cortex in cognitive
estimation and theory of mind, however, none of them has questioned the possible role of …