Theory of Mind Impairments Highlighted With an Ecological Performance-Based Test Indicate Behavioral Executive Deficits in Traumatic Brain Injury

Backgroung: In view of the recent literature, the question does not really arise today whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes deficits in social cognition abilities. In fact, many studies have reported significant problems in emotion recognition, poorer theory of mind abilities, as well as a decrease in self-reported empathy, difficulties in pragmatic language, moral reasoning and social problem solving in TBI patients. On the other hand, a...