title: Impaired theory of mind but intact decision-making in Asperger syndrome: implications for the relationship between these cognitive domains.
abstract: The relationship between decision making and theory of mind (TOM) has been hardly investigated in patients with asperger syndrome (AS). Here, we show that the AS group (n=25) exhibited deficits on a complex TOM task, yet were unimpaired in a decision-making test. No association was found between these two domains.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Neurology, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ttorralva@ineco.org.ar
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torralva
authors.forename: Ezequiel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gleichgerrcht
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibanez
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marenco
authors.forename: Alexia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rattazzi
authors.forename: Facundo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D056345:Theory of Mind