Dissociating cognitive from affective theory of mind: A TMS study

• Published in: Cortex Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 769 - 780
• Main Authors: Kalbe, Elke, Schlegel, Marius, Sack, Alexander T., Nowak, Dennis A., Dafotakis, Manuel, Bangard, Christopher, Brand, Matthias, Shamay-Tsoory, Simone, Onur, Oezguer A., Kessler, Josef
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2010
• Subjects: 5 cm rule; Affect - physiology; Brain - physiology; Cognition - physiology; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Prefrontal Cortex - physiology; Reaction Time; Theory of Mind; Theory of Mind - physiology; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - adverse effects; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Young Adult; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; 5cm rule; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Theory of Mind

“Theory of Mind” (ToM), i.e., the ability to infer other persons' mental states, is a key function of social cognition. It is increasingly recognized to form a multidimensional construct. One differentiation that has been proposed is that between cognitive and affective ToM, whose neural correl...