77109 20231006143252.0 sideral 109916 ART-2019-109916 eng Cardoso Moreno, María Jesús Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4252-9546 Theory of Mind in Alzheimer Disease 2019 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Introduction The ability to understand and attribute mental states, including intentions, knowledge and desires, to both ourselves and other people, is referred to as possession of a ‘Theory of Mind’ (ToM). Some studies have revealed an association between ToM abilities and Executive Functioning (EF) capacities Although many types of research had documented executive dysfunction in Alzheimer Disease (AD), the link between executive functions (EFs) and ToM is not yet fully studied in AD. Therefore the main aim of the present study is to know if patients with early AD are able to resolve a First Order False belief task. Method A total of 22 patients with early Alzheimer´s disease were recruited into the study from a dementia speciality clinic in Zaragoza, Spain. In this study, we tested a first-order belief task. Executive function was assessed using “Executive functions and frontal lobes test” (BANFE-2). Patients with AD showed mild and moderate scores in the BANFE-2. When we analysed the data we found that 72,7% of the subject can resolve the task (χ² = 4.12; p = 0.021). When we analysed the data according to gender we found that women resolve the TOM task better than men (χ² = 6.26; p = 0.012). There were no age differences in TOM task. Results The data of this research showed that patients with AD were able to attribute first-order False Beliefs. We hypothesized that compensatory mechanisms could allow functional social interaction in AD patients. Discussion info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S57-17R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Pérez, Alba Casas, María A. Armengod, Marta 4009 735 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac 1, 3 (2019), [10 pp.] CPQ Neurology and Psychology 178026 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/77109/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 12470 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/77109/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada https://www.cientperiodique.com/article/CPQNP/1/3/22 Texto completo de la revista oai:zaguan.unizar.es:77109 articulos driver 2023-10-06-14:06:04 ARTICLE