TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the role of social cognition in neurodegenerative Disease
T2 - A scoping review on an overlooked problem
AU - Maresca, Giuseppa
AU - Maggio, Maria Grazia
AU - Latella, Desiree
AU - Naro, Antonino
AU - Portaro, Simona
AU - Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - Social cognition (SC) is the set of socio-cognitive processes that guide automatic and voluntary behaviors by modulating behavioral responses, it includes both cognitive (Theory of the mind - ToM) and affective aspects (Empathy). SC also includes representations of internal somatic states, self-knowledge, perception of others, communication with others and interpersonal motivations. SC is relevant in daily life and reflects the neural complexity of social processing. The purpose of this scoping review is to evaluate the role of SC in neurological disorders, also considering the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying SC and potential assessment tools. The included studies were carried out between 2010 and 2019 and were found on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Web of Sciences databases, using the combined terms “social cognition”; “dementia”; “multiple sclerosis”; “parkinson”, “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”, “neurodegenerative disease”. Our review has shown that different SC domains are affected by several neurological conditions, with regards to dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Further studies are needed to investigate the association between cognitive and social deficits, for a better management of patients with neurological disorders.
AB - Social cognition (SC) is the set of socio-cognitive processes that guide automatic and voluntary behaviors by modulating behavioral responses, it includes both cognitive (Theory of the mind - ToM) and affective aspects (Empathy). SC also includes representations of internal somatic states, self-knowledge, perception of others, communication with others and interpersonal motivations. SC is relevant in daily life and reflects the neural complexity of social processing. The purpose of this scoping review is to evaluate the role of SC in neurological disorders, also considering the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying SC and potential assessment tools. The included studies were carried out between 2010 and 2019 and were found on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Web of Sciences databases, using the combined terms “social cognition”; “dementia”; “multiple sclerosis”; “parkinson”, “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”, “neurodegenerative disease”. Our review has shown that different SC domains are affected by several neurological conditions, with regards to dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Further studies are needed to investigate the association between cognitive and social deficits, for a better management of patients with neurological disorders.
KW - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
KW - Dementia
KW - Empathy
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Parkison's disease
KW - Theory of mind
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32389547
AN - SCOPUS:85084483797
VL - 77
SP - 17
EP - 24
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
SN - 0967-5868
ER -