Cerebellar Stroke Impairs Executive Functions But Not Theory of Mind

Even though cerebellar activation has been described during theory of mind (ToM) tasks in neuroimaging studies, no previous studies have investigated ToM in group of patients with cerebellar strokes. In the present study we assessed 11 patients with cerebellar infarction on a variety of executive te...

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Autores: Roca, María, Gleichgerrcht, Ezequiel, Ibañez, Agustin Mariano, Torralva, Teresa, Manes, Facundo Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/77842
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/77842
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cerebellar Activation
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Sumario:Even though cerebellar activation has been described during theory of mind (ToM) tasks in neuroimaging studies, no previous studies have investigated ToM in group of patients with cerebellar strokes. In the present study we assessed 11 patients with cerebellar infarction on a variety of executive tests and with the Faux Pas test of ToM. Even if cerebellar patients showed significant deficits on executive tasks relative to a control group, no significant differences were found between the groups on the Faux Pas test. This is the first group study to demonstrate that focal cerebellar lesions don't affect ToM.