Theory of Mind disruption and recruitment of the right hemisphere during narrative comprehension in autism.
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SUBMITTER: Mason RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2259382 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan
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Theory of Mind disruption and recruitment of the right hemisphere during narrative comprehension in autism.
Mason Robert A RA Williams Diane L DL Kana Rajesh K RK Minshew Nancy N Just Marcel Adam MA
Neuropsychologia 20070801 1
The intersection of Theory of Mind (ToM) processing and complex narrative comprehension in high functioning autism was examined by comparing cortical activation during the reading of passages that required inferences based on either intentions, emotional states, or physical causality. Right hemisphere activation was substantially greater for all sentences in the autism group than in a matched control group suggesting decreased LH capacity in autism resulting in a spillover of processing to RH ho ...[more]
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