Open AccessDysfunction of Social Cognition and Behavior
Author(s) -
Bradford C. Dickerson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
continuum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.989
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1538-6899
pISSN - 1080-2371
DOI - 10.1212/01.con.0000466659.05156.1d
Subject(s) - frontotemporal dementia , psychology , social cognition , cognition , neuroimaging , dementia , social neuroscience , neuroscience , medicine , disease , pathology
Neurologists have generally paid relatively little attention to social behavior and its disorders. As a result, many individuals with suspected brain disorders primarily involving changes in social behavior have sought evaluations by psychiatrists or psychologists. This review summarizes recent findings from the growing field of social neuroscience and illustrates the relevance of this knowledge for the neurologist by reviewing contemporary research on frontotemporal dementia and its differential diagnosis.