title: Deficit of theory of mind after temporal lobe cerebral infarction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Previous studies have indicated that the temporal lobe is involved in theory of mind (ToM). However, little attention has been paid to ToM in patients with cerebral infarction. In this study, we investigated the ability of ToM in patients with temporal lobe cerebral infarction (TLCI) using a variety of tests.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the study, 19 patients with TLCI and 20 healthy controls (HC) were examined using the Recognition of faux pas and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) tasks, to assess their ability of ToM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the study indicated that the TLCI group performed significantly worse compared with the HC group as revealed in the total faux pas-related score and in emotion recognition (Mind Reading).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results implied that patients with TLCI had difficulty in ToM. Our data provided new evidence that the temporal lobe may be involved in processing ToM inferences.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road, Anhui Province, Hefei 230022, China.
authors.forename: Chunhua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Youling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Daohui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yongguang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D004522:Educational Status; D004644:Emotions; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D056345:Theory of Mind / Q000502:physiology*; D014888:Wechsler Scales