Social cognitive function in neurodegenerative diseases

Abstract

The ability to perceive, analyze people’s mental states, intentions, thoughts and feelings is an important cognitive function for normal social behavior and interaction. Over the past decade, more attention has been paid to studying how behavioral disorders in patients with neurodegenerative diseases may be explained by theory of mind deficit and whether it can be useful for differential diagnosis. The authors consider the issues of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology of a special kind of cognitive functions provided normal social interaction and interpersonal relationship, problems of its determining in neurodegenerative diseases.