NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IN PATIENTS WITH RIGHT HEMISPHERE ISCHEMIC DAMAGE – CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

• Authors: Paweł Krukow
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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In recent times the social dimension of patients with acquired brain dysfunctions functioning has become an important area of interest for neuroscientists and clinical neuropsychologists. Empirical analyses using different methods reveal the role of the right hemisphere in many processes responsible for interpersonal behavior. The study was designed to assess the state of social cognition and its hypothetical compounds with observable social behavior. A group of patients with ischemic right hemisphere dysfunction and comparison groups took part in it. The results point to disturbances of various forms of social cognition in patients with right hemisphere damage, and also confirmed the presence of significant correlations between social cognition and behavior. The possibilities for applying the results were also discussed.

Keywords

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NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL COGNITION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; ISCHEMIC STROKE

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 21-47

Contributors

author

Paweł Krukow

• Department of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Pl. Litewski 5, 20-080 Lublin