Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease
Affective Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand other peoples' emotional states and feelings. Several studies showed impaired affective ToM abilities in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, most studies tested this ability by using single-stimulus modality tasks (visu...
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| description | Affective Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand other peoples' emotional states and feelings. Several studies showed impaired affective ToM abilities in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, most studies tested this ability by using single-stimulus modality tasks (visual cues). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether affective ToM abilities are impaired in PD using multiple stimulus modalities and whether they are related to disease duration and cognitive/emotional abilities.Twenty mid-stage, non-demented people with PD and 20 matched controls were evaluated by means of two tasks requiring subjects to infer others' mental states from the eyes' expression – the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) test, and from the emotional prosody – a modified version of the Reading the Mind in the Voice (RMV) test. In people with PD, cognitive function and emotional processes were assessed through cognitive tasks and batteries of facial and prosodic emotion recognition tests.Compared to controls, the PD group showed significantly impaired performances in both RME and RMV tests (p < 0.0001). Affective ToM abilities in people with PD were not correlated with cognitive function or disease duration. Visual recognition of anger and auditory recognition of fear were positively correlated with RME (p = 0.0028) and RMV (p < 0.0001) test scores, respectively.Cross-modal impairment of affective ToM abilities is a non-motor feature of PD, unrelated to disease stage or cognitive status. A dysfunctional amygdala-centred network might represent the shared bases for impairments in fear and anger recognition and affective ToM abilities in PD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f6caf48b1d7f482684f31afa5f9d91032025-01-12T05:24:03ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-02-01252104686Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's diseaseElisa Menozzi0Daniela Ballotta1Francesco Cavallieri2Stefania Tocchini3Sara Contardi4Valentina Fioravanti5Franco Valzania6Paolo F. Nichelli7Francesca Benuzzi8Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Corresponding author at: Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalyNeurology Unit, Neuromotor & Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyNorth Western Tuscany Local Health Unit, ItalyIRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Neurologia e Rete Stroke Metropolitana, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, ItalyNeurology Unit, Neuromotor & Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyNeurology Unit, Neuromotor & Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalyAffective Theory of Mind (ToM) is the ability to understand other peoples' emotional states and feelings. Several studies showed impaired affective ToM abilities in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, most studies tested this ability by using single-stimulus modality tasks (visual cues). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether affective ToM abilities are impaired in PD using multiple stimulus modalities and whether they are related to disease duration and cognitive/emotional abilities.Twenty mid-stage, non-demented people with PD and 20 matched controls were evaluated by means of two tasks requiring subjects to infer others' mental states from the eyes' expression – the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) test, and from the emotional prosody – a modified version of the Reading the Mind in the Voice (RMV) test. In people with PD, cognitive function and emotional processes were assessed through cognitive tasks and batteries of facial and prosodic emotion recognition tests.Compared to controls, the PD group showed significantly impaired performances in both RME and RMV tests (p < 0.0001). Affective ToM abilities in people with PD were not correlated with cognitive function or disease duration. Visual recognition of anger and auditory recognition of fear were positively correlated with RME (p = 0.0028) and RMV (p < 0.0001) test scores, respectively.Cross-modal impairment of affective ToM abilities is a non-motor feature of PD, unrelated to disease stage or cognitive status. A dysfunctional amygdala-centred network might represent the shared bases for impairments in fear and anger recognition and affective ToM abilities in PD.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182400564XTheory of mindParkinson's diseaseSocial cognitionEmotion recognition |
| spellingShingle | Elisa Menozzi Daniela Ballotta Francesco Cavallieri Stefania Tocchini Sara Contardi Valentina Fioravanti Franco Valzania Paolo F. Nichelli Francesca Benuzzi Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease Acta Psychologica Theory of mind Parkinson's disease Social cognition Emotion recognition |
| title | Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_full | Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_fullStr | Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_short | Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease |
| title_sort | are you tuned in to others mind a cross modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with parkinson s disease |
| topic | Theory of mind Parkinson's disease Social cognition Emotion recognition |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182400564X |
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