Τhe pattern of relations between cognitive control and Theory of Mind in older adults having vascular risk factors and older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: are there any differences?

Tsentidou, Glykeria; Μoraitou, Despina; Elvira, Masoura; Παπαντωνίου, Γεωργία

doi:10.3389/conf.fnhum.2016.220.00123

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“…The present research is a part of the cross-sectional study of first author's (Glykeria Tsentidou) doctoral dissertation. At this context, all participants were evaluated with an extensive neuropsychological battery and selected for the purpose of the study, which thoroughly assesses memory capacity, complex executive functioning ability, emotion recognition and social cognition, from which related publications have already emerged [66][67][68].…”

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Similar Theory of Mind Deficits in Community Dwelling Older Adults with Vascular Risk Profile and Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Case of Paradoxical Sarcasm Comprehension

2021

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Recent studies deal with disorders and deficits caused by vascular syndrome in efforts for prediction and prevention. Cardiovascular health declines with age due to vascular risk factors, and this leads to an increasing risk of cognitive decline. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is defined as the negative cognitive changes beyond what is expected in normal aging. The purpose of the study was to compare older adults with vascular risk factors (VRF), MCI patients, and healthy controls (HC) in social cognition and especially in theory of mind ability (ToM). The sample comprised a total of 109 adults, aged 50 to 85 years (M = 66.09, SD = 9.02). They were divided into three groups: (a) older adults with VRF, (b) MCI patients, and (c) healthy controls (HC). VRF and MCI did not differ significantly in age, educational level or gender as was the case with HC. Specifically, for assessing ToM, a social inference test was used, which was designed to measure sarcasm comprehension. Results showed that the performance of the VRF group and MCI patients is not differentiated, while HC performed higher compared to the other two groups. The findings may imply that the development of a vascular disorder affecting vessels of the brain is associated from its “first steps” to ToM decline, at least regarding specific aspects of it, such as paradoxical sarcasm understanding.

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confidence: 99%