Search Results - "Happé, F"

Mind Reading: Neural Mechanisms of Theory of Mind and Self-Perspective by Vogeley, K., Bussfeld, P., Newen, A., Herrmann, S., Happé, F., Falkai, P., Maier, W., Shah, N.J., Fink, G.R., Zilles, K.

“…Human self-consciousness as the metarepresentation of ones own mental states and the so-called theory of mind (TOM) capacity, which requires the ability to…”
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Autism: cognitive deficit or cognitive style? by Happe, Francesca

“…Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impaired social and communicative development, and restricted interests and activities. This article will…”
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Self-harm and Suicidality Experiences of Middle-Age and Older Adults With vs. Without High Autistic Traits by Stewart, Gavin R., Corbett, Anne, Ballard, Clive, Creese, Byron, Aarsland, Dag, Hampshire, Adam, Charlton, Rebecca A., Happé, Francesca

“…Suicide has been identified as a leading cause of premature death in autistic populations. Elevated autistic traits have also been associated with higher rates…”
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Do triangles play tricks? Attribution of mental states to animated shapes in normal and abnormal development by Abell, F, Happé, F, Frith, U

“…Computer-presented animations were used to elicit attributions of actions, interactions and mental states. Two triangles moved around the screen according to…”
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Reading the mind in cartoons and stories: an fMRI study of ‘theory of mind’ in verbal and nonverbal tasks by Gallagher, H.L, Happé, F, Brunswick, N, Fletcher, P.C, Frith, U, Frith, C.D

“…Previous functional imaging studies have explored the brain regions activated by tasks requiring ‘theory of mind’—the attribution of mental states. Tasks used…”
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The Mental and Physical Health Profiles of Older Adults Who Endorse Elevated Autistic Traits by Stewart, Gavin R, Corbett, Anne, Ballard, Clive, Creese, Byron, Aarsland, Dag, Hampshire, Adam, Charlton, Rebecca A, Happé, Francesca

“…Objectives The mental and physical health profile of autistic people has been studied in adolescence and adulthood, with elevated rates of most conditions…”
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Movement and Mind: A Functional Imaging Study of Perception and Interpretation of Complex Intentional Movement Patterns by Castelli, Fulvia, Happé, Francesca, Frith, Uta, Frith, Chris

“…We report a functional neuroimaging study with positron emission tomography (PET) in which six healthy adult volunteers were scanned while watching silent…”
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Studying weak central coherence at low levels: children with autism do not succumb to visual illusions. A research note by Happé, F G

“…While anecdotal reports of abnormal perceptual experiences in autism abound, there have been to date no experimental studies showing fundamental perceptual…”
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Exploring the Cognitive Phenotype of Autism: Weak "Central Coherence" in Parents and Siblings of Children with Autism: I. Experimental Tests by Happé, F., Briskman, J., Frith, U.

“…Previous twin and family studies have indicated that there are strong genetic influences in the etiology of autism, and provide support for the notion of a…”
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Social cognition in frontotemporal dementia and Huntington’s disease by Snowden, J.S, Gibbons, Z.C, Blackshaw, A, Doubleday, E, Thompson, J, Craufurd, D, Foster, J, Happé, F, Neary, D

“…Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Huntington’s disease (HD) are degenerative disorders, with predominant involvement, respectively of frontal neocortex and…”
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An Advanced Test of Theory of Mind: Understanding of Story Characters' Thoughts and Feelings by Able Autistic, Mentally Handicapped, and Normal Children and Adults by Happe, Francesca G. E

“…Testing with a battery of naturalistic stories found that the 24 subjects with autism were impaired (compared to normal and mentally disabled controls) at…”
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Acquired `theory of mind' impairments following stroke by Happé, Francesca, Brownell, Hiram, Winner, Ellen

“…The ability to attribute thoughts and feelings to self and others (`theory of mind') has been hypothesised to have an innate neural basis and a dedicated…”
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The Role of Age and Verbal Ability in the Theory of Mind Task Performance of Subjects with Autism by Happe, Francesca G. E

“…A number of studies have reported that most children with autism fail theory of mind tasks. It is unclear why certain children with autism pass such tests and…”
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The Getting of Wisdom: Theory of Mind in Old Age by Happé, Francesca G. E, Winner, Ellen, Brownell, Hiram

“…Theory of mind, the ability to attribute mental states, has been little explored beyond the early school years. Yet, later development, including possible…”
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Other minds in the brain: a functional imaging study of “theory of mind” in story comprehension by Fletcher, P.C., Happé, F., Frith, U., Baker, S.C., Dolan, R.J., Frackowiak, R.S.J., Frith, C.D.

“…The ability of normal children and adults to attribute independent mental states to self and others in order to explain and predict behaviour (“theory of…”
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The neuroanatomy of autism: a voxel-based whole brain analysis of structural scans by Abell, Frances, Krams, Michael, Ashburner, John, Passingham, Richard, Friston, Karl, Frackowiak, Richard, Happé, Francesca, Frith, Chris, Frith, Uta

“…AUTISM is a biological disorder which affects social cognition, and understanding brain abnormalities of the former will elucidate the brain basis of the…”
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Wechsler IQ profile and theory of mind in autism: a research note by Happé, F G

“…The unusually uneven intelligence test profile found in autism has been consistently replicated. However, few psychological theories of autism give prominence…”
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Defining the cognitive phenotype of autism by Charman, T, Jones, C.R.G, Pickles, A, Simonoff, E, Baird, G, Happé, F

“…Abstract Although much progress has been made in determining the cognitive profile of strengths and weaknesses that characterise individuals with autism…”
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‘Theory of mind’ in the brain. Evidence from a PET scan study of Asperger syndrome by Happé, Francesca, Ehlers, Stefan, Fletcher, Paul, Frith, Uta, Johansson, Maria, Gillberg, Christopher, Dolan, Ray, Frackowiak, Richard, Frith, Chris

“…THE ability to attribute mental states to others (‘theory of mind’) pervades normal social interaction and is impaired in autistic individuals. In a previous…”
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Distinguishing Lies from Jokes: Theory of Mind Deficits and Discourse Interpretation in Right Hemisphere Brain-Damaged Patients by Winner, Ellen, Brownell, Hiram, Happé, Francesca, Blum, Ari, Pincus, Donna

“…Right-hemisphere brain damaged (RHD) patients and a normal control group were tested for their ability to infer first- and second-order mental states and to…”
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