Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to attribute thoughts, intentions and beliefs to others. This involves component processes, including cognitive perspective taking (cognitive ToM) and understanding emotions (affective ToM). This study assessed the distinction and overlap of neural processes involved in these respective components, and also investigated their development between adolescence a...

Primary Objective: To examine the potential for treating deficits in Theory of Mind (ToM), i.e., using a person’s beliefs to understand and predict behaviour, and to test the hypothesis that improvements in ToM can be distinguished from performance in other domains such as judging line orientation and executive function. Materials and Methodology: In Study 1, two individuals with TBI participat...

Tom Kirkwood is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health at Newcastle University, UK. After training in mathematics and biology at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford he first worked on the measurement of blood clotting and fibrinolytic factors. Early in his career he began an interest in the biology of ageing which he has followed since 1975. In 1977 he pu...

2010;55;1600-1607 J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Mosley, Kelly Volcik, Eric Boerwinkle, and Christie M. Ballantyne Vijay Nambi, Lloyd Chambless, Aaron R. Folsom, Max He, Yijuan Hu, Tom Communities) Study In Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Risk: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Presence or Absence of Plaque Improves This information is current as of June 28, 2011 htt...

The kinetics of the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by the muscle protein myosin have received considerable attention in recent years, and several reviews have been devoted to this subject (Szent-Gyiirgyi, '55; Morales et al., '55; Buchthal et al., '56). The BTP-ase activity of myosin is modified by pressure (Laidler and Beardell, '55)' by calcium, magnesium and nucleotides (Blum, '5...

OBJECTIVES Age reductions in theory of mind (ToM) are well documented, though underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Research suggests that traditional cognitive abilities underlie ToM in part; however, whether age-associated health modifiers also predict ToM remains unknown. We investigated the role of pulse pressure (PP), an age-related marker of vascular risk, in modifying ToM performa...

In this study, parents’ reactions to their children’s emotions were investigated as correlates of children’s abilities in Theory of Mind (ToM). 175 parents completed questionnaires about their reactions to their children’s emotions. Children’s ToM abilities were assessed by direct measures and a questionnaire completed by mothers. Inter-parental comparisons and intra-parental interactions were ...