Journal article
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