Dynamic Assessment of Social Cognition in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Genova ◽  
Christopher J. Cagna ◽  
Nancy D. Chiaravalloti ◽  
John DeLuca ◽  
Jean Lengenfelder
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Emotional Processing ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Dynamic Task ◽  
Social Inference ◽  
The Social ◽  
Inference Test

AbstractIt has recently been reported that individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) are impaired on tasks requiring emotional processing and social cognition, including tasks of Theory of Mind (ToM) and facial affect recognition. The current pilot study examined the ability of individuals with MS to understand and interpret lies and sarcasm using a dynamic task: The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT). Fifteen individuals with MS and 15 healthy controls (HCs) performed the Social Inference-Enriched subtest of the TASIT, in which they viewed video-taped social interactions in which lies and sarcasm are presented. Additionally, tests of cognition were also administered to better understand the relationship between specific cognitive abilities and the ability to understand lies and sarcasm. The MS group showed impairments in the ability to interpret and understand lies and sarcasm relative to HCs. These impairments were correlated with several cognitive abilities including processing speed, working memory, learning and memory, and premorbid IQ. The results indicate that the TASIT is a sensitive measure of social cognition in individuals with MS. Furthermore, performance on the TASIT was related to cognitive abilities. Results are discussed in terms of social cognition deficits in MS and how they relate to cognitive abilities. (JINS, 2016, 22, 83–88)

Social Cognition in Individuals with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study Using TASIT-S

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 539-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Genova ◽  
Skye McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Facial Affect ◽  
Affect Recognition ◽  
Facial Affect Recognition ◽  
Social Inference

AbstractObjective:Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) can have difficulty on tasks requiring social cognition, including Theory of Mind (ToM) and facial affect recognition. However, most research on social cognition in MS has focused on Relapsing–Remitting MS; less is known about deficits in individuals with progressive MS. This pilot study examined the social cognitive abilities of individuals with progressive MS on a dynamic social cognition task: The Awareness of Social Inference Test – Short Form (TASIT-S).Methods:Fifteen individuals with progressive MS and 17 healthy controls performed TASIT-S, which includes 3 subtests assessing facial affect recognition and ToM.Results:The MS group was impaired on all subtests of TASIT-S, including Emotion Evaluation, Social Inference – Minimal, and Social Inference – Enriched, which examine facial affect recognition and ToM. Deficits on TASIT-S were significantly correlated with several cognitive abilities including working memory, learning memory, and verbal IQ.Conclusions:Our findings suggest individuals with progressive MS were impaired across multiple social cognition domains as assessed by the TASIT-S. Furthermore, social cognitive abilities were related to cognitive abilities such as visuospatial memory and executive abilities. Results are discussed in terms of social cognition deficits in MS and how they relate to cognitive abilities.

scholarly journals S51. ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL COGNITION AS A PREDICTIVE FACTOR OF PSYCHOSIS IN 22Q11 DELETION SYNDROME (DS). DATA FROM THE MULTICENTER STUDY OF THE ITALIAN NETWORK FOR RESEARCH ON PSYCHOSES

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S52-S52
Author(s):  
Tommaso Accinni ◽  
Marianna Frascarelli ◽  
Antonino Buzzanca ◽  
Luca Carlone ◽  
Francesco Ghezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Group Score ◽  
Social Inference ◽  
Inference Test ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background 22q11DS is the most important genetic risk factor for schizophrenia: up to 28% of these subjects develop psychosis in adulthood. At present this syndrome represents the strongest biological model to investigate neurobiological underpinnings of schizophrenia. We expected Theory of Mind impairments in subjects at risk for psychosis (22q11DS) and more severe impairments in subjects with an established psychotic disorder. Furthermore we sought to investigate eventual correlations between social cognition and self-esteem levels, hypothesizing that both would be impaired in psychotic groups. Methods Data come from Italian Network for Research on Psychoses for the Schizophrenic (SCZ, N=260) and Control groups (HC, N=111). 22q11DS psychotic (22q11DS_SCZ, N=17) and non-psychotic patients (22q11DS, N=46) were enrolled at Policlinico Umberto I, in Rome. The Awareness and Social Inference Test (TASIT) and Self-Esteem Rating Scale (SERS) were administered. Results The three main TASIT variables, Emotion Recognition, Minimal Social Inference and Enriched Social Inference, showed no different scores between the three clinical groups, which were significantly lower respect to the control group. The SERS total score showed no significant differences between clinical groups but was for all three significantly lower than control group score. No significant correlation was observed between SERS and TASIT scores for clinical groups. Discussion Social Cognition impairments are present in 22q11DS at the same extent as in idiopathic schizophrenia, and thus they represent an endophenotype of psychosis. A low Self-Esteem, even though associated to psychosis, does not affect neurocognitive process, impaired on a neurobiological basis.

scholarly journals Adolescent Performance on The Awareness of Social Inference Test: TASIT

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Skye McDonald ◽  
Alana Fisher ◽  
Leanne Togher ◽  
Robyn Tate ◽  
Jacqueline Rushby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Inference ◽  
Inference Test ◽  
Alternate Forms ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Primary objective: Social cognition underlies social skills and can be disrupted in numerous developmental and acquired brain disorders during childhood and adolescence. Despite this, there are few tools to assess social cognition clinically in this age group. This study examined adolescent performance on The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT), a valid measure of social cognition in adults.Design: Cross-sectional design examining performance on Parts 1, 2 and 3 of TASIT (and alternate forms) in Australian girls and boys with varying levels of English familiarity.Methods: 665 schoolchildren from private and government schools were administered TASIT subtests. Of these, 464 students aged 13–15 were selected to provide normative data. Scores from a further 97 provided information about the effects of lack of English familiarity.Results: The two Forms of TASIT were statistically equivalent for two of the three parts. Adolescents performed lower than adults, although the differences were not large. Some incremental effects were seen for chronological age. Gender effects were apparent on all subtests. Lack of English familiarity (i.e., English not spoken at home) reduced scores a further 6–13% relative to high English proficiency.Conclusions: TASIT appears to be suitable for adolescents. Norms are best aggregated across ages in adolescence and stratified according to gender.

scholarly journals Incubation environment impacts the social cognition of adult lizards

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 170742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Siviter ◽  
D. Charles Deeming ◽  
M. F. T. van Giezen ◽  
Anna Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Gaze Following ◽  
Brain Anatomy ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Egg Incubation ◽  
The Social

Recent work exploring the relationship between early environmental conditions and cognition has shown that incubation environment can influence both brain anatomy and performance in simple operant tasks in young lizards. It is currently unknown how it impacts other, potentially more sophisticated, cognitive processes. Social-cognitive abilities, such as gaze following and social learning, are thought to be highly adaptive as they provide a short-cut to acquiring new information. Here, we investigated whether egg incubation temperature influenced two aspects of social cognition, gaze following and social learning in adult reptiles ( Pogona vitticeps ). Incubation temperature did not influence the gaze following ability of the bearded dragons; however, lizards incubated at colder temperatures were quicker at learning a social task and faster at completing that task. These results are the first to show that egg incubation temperature influences the social cognitive abilities of an oviparous reptile species and that it does so differentially depending on the task. Further, the results show that the effect of incubation environment was not ephemeral but lasted long into adulthood. It could thus have potential long-term effects on fitness.

The Social Brain

2017 ◽  
pp. 277-293
Author(s):  
Riitta Hari ◽  
Aina Puce
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Emotional Processing ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Social Neuroscience ◽  
Social Brain ◽  
Social Stimuli ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
The Social

This chapter discusses MEG and EEG studies of social cognition and interaction. Our understanding in this field mainly derives from experiments using isolated verbal and visual social stimuli in highly controlled laboratory environments. However, normal social interaction occurs in a complex dynamic environment where behavior must be adapted and synchronized with partners. Consequently, set-ups have been developed to study brain functions during naturalistic interactions, even “hyperscanning” two brains at the same time in settings of two-person neuroscience, based on knowledge acquired in previous well-controlled laboratory studies where the participants were in a spectator role. This chapter discusses past studies of social cognition, action observation, mirroring, interaction, and emotional processing, and examines how future studies of social neuroscience might be conducted.

scholarly journals Διερεύνηση της κοινωνικής γνωστικής αντίληψης και των ψυχαναγκαστικών συμπτωμάτων σε ασθενείς με πρώτο ψυχωτικό επεισόδιο

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ευάγγελος Ντούρος
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview ◽  
Social Inference ◽  
Syndrome Scale ◽  
Inference Test ◽  
Negative Syndrome

ΕισαγωγήΗ συννοσηρότητα των ψυχαναγκαστικών-καταναγκαστικών συμπτωμάτων (ΨΚΣ) στους ασθενείς με σχιζοφρένεια είναι υψηλή με ποσοστά που φτάνουν το 64% ενώ η ανάπτυξη του πλήρους συνδρόμου της Ψυχαναγκαστικής Καταναγκαστικής Διαταραχής (ΨΚΔ) παρουσιάζεται σε έναν στους οκτώ σχιζοφρενείς. Ο επιπολασμός των ΨΚΣ και της ΨΚΔ σε ασθενείς με πρώτο ψυχωτικό επεισόδιο είναι σε παρόμοια υψηλά ποσοστά, γεγονός που υποστηρίζει ότι τα συμπτώματα αυτά είναι παρόντα από τις πρώτες φάσεις της νόσου.Στους ασθενείς αυτούς δεν έχει ποτέ εξεταστεί, στο βαθμό που μπορούμε να γνωρίζουμε, η διάσταση της κοινωνικής γνωστικής αντίληψης. Με τον όρο Κοινωνική Γνωστική Αντίληψη (ΚΓΑ) ή αγγλιστί Social Cognition αναφερόμαστε σε μια ποικιλία νοητικών λειτουργιών που σχετίζονται με την αντίληψη, την ερμηνεία και την απάντηση σε ερεθίσματα που αφορούν τις κοινωνικές διαντιδράσεις. Αντιδράσεις που είναι θεμελιώδους σημασίας στη σχιζοφρένεια μια και ορίζουν σε σημαντικό βαθμό τη λειτουργικότητα των ασθενών και έρευνες υποστηρίζουν ότι είναι ελλειμματικές από την αρχή, ίσως και νωρίτερα, των πρώτων ψυχωσικών εκδηλώσεων. Ο σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν, έτσι, να διερευνήσει τη σχέση των ΨΚΣ/ΨΚΔ με την Κοινωνική Γνωστική Αντίληψη στους ασθενείς με πρώτο ψυχωτικό επεισόδιο. Μέθοδος-ΔείγμαΩς υλικό της μελέτης χρησιμοποιήθηκε δείγμα 65 ασθενών (ΠΨΕ=52 άνδρες και 13 γυναίκες) και 47 υγιών ατόμων (31 άνδρες, 16 γυναίκες). Οι ασθενείς διακρίθηκαν σε όσους εμφάνιζαν ΨΚΣ ή ΨΚΔ (ΠΨΕ+=38) και σε αυτούς που δεν εμφάνιζαν ΨΚΣ (ΠΨΕ-=27). Οι ασθενείς που συμμετείχαν ήταν νοσηλευόμενοι για πρώτη φορά σε ψυχιατρική κλινική με ψυχωσική συμπτωματολογία. Οι υγιείς ήταν εθελοντές χωρίς γνωστό ψυχιατρικό ιστορικό. Η διάγνωση των ασθενών τίθετο με τη Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (ΜΙΝΙ) και τους χορηγούνταν η Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) για την εκτίμηση της ψυχωσικής συμπτωματολογίας, η Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) για τα ψυχαναγκαστικά-καταναγκαστικά συμπτώματα και η Calgary Depression Scale (Calgary) που αξιολογεί τα καταθλιπτικά συμπτώματα. Τέλος χρησιμοποιήθηκε η δοκιμασία Perception of Social Inference Test (PESIT) για την εκτίμηση της ΚΓΑ στις δύο κύριες διαστάσεις της δηλαδή αυτή της Θεωρίας του Νου (ΘτΝ) και της Αντίληψης Συναισθημάτων (ΑΣ). Αποτελέσματα-ΣυμπέρασμαΣτις δοκιμασίες Κοινωνικής Γνωστικής Αντίληψης (ΚΓΑ) η ικανότητα των ασθενών είναι περιορισμένη σε σχέση με τους υγιείς όπως αναγνωρίζεται και στη διεθνή βιβλιογραφία. Επιπλέον ελλείμματα εμφανίζουν οι ασθενείς της ΠΨΕ+ ομάδας σε ορισμένες δοκιμασίες. Συγκεκριμένα αυτό ισχύει στις δοκιμασίες της Θεωρίας του Νου (ΘτΝ) ενώ για τις δοκιμασίες της Αντίληψης Συναισθημάτων (ΑΣ) δεν παρατηρείται διαφορά μεταξύ των ομάδων των ασθενών.

Facial Emotion Recognition and Faux Pas Interpretation in Multiple Sclerosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Henry ◽  
S. Bakchine ◽  
A. Maarouf ◽  
M. P. Chaunu ◽  
L. Rumbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cognitive Disability ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Impact

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system leading to physical and cognitive disability. The impact of the disease on social cognition has only come to light quite recently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the social cognition abilities of MS patients and their links with characteristics of the disease, such as physical disability, cognitive impairment and disease duration.The performances of a group of 64 MS patients were compared with that of 30 matched healthy individuals in facial emotion recognition and Faux Pas tasks as well as on a battery of standardized neuropsychological tests.The MS patients performed worse than the control group in the recognition of the expressions of fear and anger and in the interpretation of faux pas. The impairment in social cognition increased with overall disease course. Executive impairment did not correlate with the performance in the social cognition tests.Our results show that emotional impairment is observed at early stages of the disease in the absence of cognitive dysfunction, even if social cognition abilities worsen with the progression of MS. These data highlight the need to attempt to identify these impairments in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Fiction effects on social cognition

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-127
Author(s):  
Rose Turner ◽  
Frédéric Vallée-Tourangeau
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Popular Fiction ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Reading Group ◽  
Mental State Attribution ◽  
The Social ◽  
Narrative Engagement ◽  
Dispositional Differences

Abstract Social cognition, the skillset involved in interpreting the cognitive and affective states of others, is essential for navigating the social world. Research has indicated that reading about fictional social content may support social cognitive abilities; however, the processes underpinning these effects remain unidentified. This study aimed to examine the effect of narrative engagement on social cognition. A text pretest (N = 11), a manipulation pilot (N = 29) and full experiment (N = 93) were conducted. In the full experiment, the manipulation failed to vary levels of narrative engagement (transportation, identification and affective empathy) with a passage from a popular fiction text. A correlation analysis revealed positive associations between narrative engagement dimensions and social cognition. An exploratory between-groups analysis comparing reading to no-reading found a significant gain in explicit mental state attribution in the reading group, when controlling for demographic and dispositional differences.

scholarly journals Examining the association between social cognition and functioning in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Cotter ◽  
Cali Bartholomeusz ◽  
Alicia Papas ◽  
Kelly Allott ◽  
Barnaby Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
Global Functioning ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ultra High Risk ◽  
Risk Patients

Objective: Social and role functioning are compromised for the majority of individuals at ultra-high risk of psychosis, and it is important to identify factors that contribute to this functional decline. This study aimed to investigate social cognitive abilities, which have previously been linked to functioning in schizophrenia, as potential factors that impact social, role and global functioning in ultra-high risk patients. Method: A total of 30 ultra-high risk patients were recruited from an established at-risk clinical service in Melbourne, Australia, and completed a battery of social cognitive, neurocognitive, clinical and functioning measures. We examined the relationships between all four core domains of social cognition (emotion recognition, theory of mind, social perception and attributional style), neurocognitive, clinical and demographic variables with three measures of functioning (the Global Functioning Social and Role scales and the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale) using correlational and multiple regression analyses. Results: Performance on a visual theory of mind task (visual jokes task) was significantly correlated with both concurrent role ( r = 0.425, p = 0.019) and global functioning ( r = 0.540, p = 0.002). In multivariate analyses, it also accounted for unique variance in global, but not role functioning after adjusting for negative symptoms and stress. Social functioning was not associated with performance on any of the social cognition tasks. Conclusion: Among specific social cognitive abilities, only a test of theory of mind was associated with functioning in our ultra-high risk sample. Further longitudinal research is needed to examine the impact of social cognitive deficits on long-term functional outcome in the ultra-high risk group. Identifying social cognitive abilities that significantly impact functioning is important to inform the development of targeted intervention programmes for ultra-high risk individuals.

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