The impact of normal human aging and parkinson's disease on theory of mind

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dc.contributor.authorSaltzman, Jennifer Lesleyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T18:18:47Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T18:18:47Z
dc.date.copyright1997en_US
dc.date.issued1997
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractAlthough the majority of research in theory of mind (TOM) has focused on young children or individuals with autism, recent investigations have looked at TOM throughout the lifespan and in other neurologic and psychiatric populations. The proposed common connection between these groups is some degree of frontal dysfunction, often detected by measures of"executive function". This study investigated the effects of both normal human aging and Parkinson's disease on TOM. The relationship of TOM performance to measures of"executive function" and social decentering was also examined. The results suggested that a decline in TOM ability occurs with normal human aging and that this decline is magnified by the onset of Parkinson's disease. TOM performance was related to executive function. The implications for our understanding of the brain mechanisms underlying TOM as well as the impairments of Parkinson's disease are discussed.
dc.format.extent62 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19551
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleThe impact of normal human aging and parkinson's disease on theory of minden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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