Evidence for deficits on different components of theory of mind in Huntington's disease.

Objective: The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Huntington's disease (HD) on cognitive and affective Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities. The relation of ToM performance and executive functions was also examined.

Method: Eighteen HD patients, early in the course of the disease, and 18 healthy volunteers matched for age and educational levels, were given two tasks: a nonverbal cognitive ToM task assessing attribution of intentions to others and a revised version of the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test, which is an affective ToM task assessing the understanding of other people's mental states from their eyes.

Contraception and screening for cervical and breast cancer in neuromuscular disease: a retrospective study of 50 patients monitored at a clinical reference centre.

Objective: To analyse contraceptive methods and the extent of screening for breast and cervical cancer in women with neuromuscular disease, compare these results with data and guidelines for the general population and determine the environmental and attitudinal barriers encountered.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective, descriptive study in a population of female neuromuscular disease patients (aged 20 to 74) monitored at a clinical reference centre.

Results: Complete datasets were available for 49 patients.

What about theory of mind after severe brain injury?

Background: Behavioural changes are often reported after a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). These changes are usually a greater burden for relatives than physical or cognitive impairments. This study investigated social cognition in TBI patients using two theory of mind (TOM) tasks.

[Several factors to distinguish anosognosia from denial after a brain injury].

This Article deals with the question of ignorance after a serious brain injury. The main purpose of this research is to present some factors that are critical for the differential diagnosis of anosognosia (organic etiology) and denial (psychological etiology) in order to improve the rehabilitation strategies of brain injuried population. In the present work we report the case study of MG (Havet-Thomassin, 2000).

Bilingualism and adult differences in inhibitory mechanisms: evidence from a bilingual stroop task.

The present investigation examined the functioning of inhibitory mechanisms in younger and older bilinguals using a bilingual version of the Stroop test. The study predicted different patterns of age related decline in inhibitory mechanisms (inter- and intralingual interference) in bilinguals depending on their level of proficiency. Consistent with expectations, older bilinguals were slower when they responded in their non-dominant language.