Although behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is classically defined by
behavioral and socio-emotional changes, impairments often extend to other cognitive …

The scope of using pragmatic language tests for early detection of dementia: A systematic
review of investigations using figurative language. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create …

Neuropsychological research on language has largely focused on how the brain processes
single words and sentences whose meaning does not depend on the context or on the …

This study investigated the understanding of underinformative sentences like “Some
elephants have trunks” by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The scalar term …

Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM) is a neurocognitive system that allows the perceiver to
attribute mental states, such as intentions, beliefs, or feelings, to others' actions. The aim of …

The ability to infer a speaker's utterance within a particular context for the intended meaning
is central to communication. Yet, little is known about the underlying neurocomputational …

When we speak, we often convey more than what we literally say, enriching our message
with implicit content. We also provide cues to our listeners or readers to derive inferences …

Communication involves successfully deriving a speaker's meaning beyond the literal
expression. Using fMRI, it was investigated how the listener's brain realizes distinctions …

A number of studies have demonstrated pragmatic language difficulties in people with
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders. However, research about how …

This chapter sets out to characterize the attribution of communicative intentions to a speaker
during communication as the culmination of an extended process of mental state attribution …