Impaired theory of mind but intact decision-making in Asperger syndrome: Implications for the relationship between these cognitive domains.

TERESA TORRALVA; EZEQUIEL GLEICHGERRCHT; MARÍA ROCA; AGUSTIN IBANEZ; VICTORIA MARENCO; ALEXIA RATTAZZI; FACUNDO MANES

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2013 vol. 12 p. 282 - 284

0165-1781

The relationship between decision making and theory of mind (TOM) has been hardly investigated in patients with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Here, we show that the AS group (n=25) exhibited deficits on a complex TOM task, yet were unimpaired in a decision-making test. No association was found between these two domains.