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Theory of Mind in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Theory of mind (ToM) involves thinking about mental states and intentions to understand what other people know and to predict how they will act. We studied ToM in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and age- and gender-matched children with orthopedic injuries (OI), using a new three-frame Jack and Jill cartoon task that measures intentional thinking separate from contingent task demands. In the key ToM trials, which required intentional …

Authors

Dennis M; Simic N; Taylor HG; Bigler ED; Rubin K; Vannatta K; Gerhardt CA; Stancin T; Roncadin C; Yeates KO

Journal

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 908–916

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

September 2012

DOI

10.1017/s1355617712000756

ISSN

1355-6177