tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post5343481100408752712..comments2024-03-22T00:30:09.536-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Mentalizing MentalizingThe Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-62111693703534423282017-06-10T11:33:31.257-07:002017-06-10T11:33:31.257-07:00Cathy - Thanks for the notice. I've updated th...Cathy - Thanks for the notice. I've updated the link.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-72057115860220352402017-06-10T07:31:36.983-07:002017-06-10T07:31:36.983-07:00Hi. Your blog post links to http://www.answers.com...Hi. Your blog post links to http://www.answers.com/topic/theory-of-mind-1?cat=health, but that page is no longer about the Sally–Anne test. Here is a working version http://howlingpixel.com/wiki/Sally%E2%80%93Anne_testCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394691110508602822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-14603147086121232492008-04-13T23:05:00.000-07:002008-04-13T23:05:00.000-07:00Thanks, Isabelle. I haven't read The Curious Incid...Thanks, Isabelle. I haven't read <I>The Curious Incident of the Dog...</I> A friend of mine just recommended another interesting book, <I>Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant</I>.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-42074972855334947762008-04-13T07:33:00.000-07:002008-04-13T07:33:00.000-07:00Have you ever read the Curious Incident of the Dog...Have you ever read the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time from Mark Haddon. For a lay person as me, it has helped me to understand how some evidence are not evident for all...<BR/>Thank you for your very stimulating blog and beautifull also. Cog for everAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-52709228638893402002008-03-22T11:54:00.000-07:002008-03-22T11:54:00.000-07:00Thanks for highlighting these additional flaws, El...Thanks for highlighting these additional flaws, Elliot. How <I>did</I> I manage to gloss over the self vs. Bush localizer task?The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-91410384525335681632008-03-22T06:38:00.000-07:002008-03-22T06:38:00.000-07:00Thanks for the great analysis of this paper - your...Thanks for the great analysis of this paper - your blog is always entertaining! <BR/><BR/>A few other things struck me when this paper come out (sorry for the length): <BR/><BR/>1) This group is still using a self vs. other "localizer" task to define their MPFC VOI, with President Bush as the "other." They can no longer defend this, as view of the President is quite polarized and induces a huge valence confound. Note that the non-Bush VOI does not have significance for an important effect. And...<BR/><BR/>2) "Catch" trials (rare single judgment trials) used to define the non-Bush VOI and the "self" baseline of Fig 1. The use of catch trials is highly problematic and another confound. Most of the time trials rating the rabid conservative "other" (negative event) are followed by rating the self (relatively positive event), but in a catch trial when the self rating doesn't follow, you'll get a negative prediction error - just like those found in reward learning literature in the striatum and *MPFC*.<BR/><BR/>3) The task involves half repeated and different questions (about pizza, etc) about the targets. Repeatedly answering the same question, particularly about the self, is to say the least very strange and likely uninterpretable. Without these we are only left with the results in the right half of Fig 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-29780573945875981642008-03-21T12:52:00.000-07:002008-03-21T12:52:00.000-07:00Hi Dr. Fonagy,Thanks for taking the time to commen...Hi Dr. Fonagy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to comment. It is most impressive that your paper describes an 8-year follow-up study. A copy of your new manuscript, when available, will be greatly appreciated.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-74646450744885202052008-03-21T04:12:00.000-07:002008-03-21T04:12:00.000-07:00Thank you for mentioning our work and for running...Thank you for mentioning our work and <BR/>for running such an informative blog.<BR/><BR/>We are just analysing the results of a larger trial of MBT. Will send you pdf of report once it is accepted by the journal<BR/><BR/>Peter (Fonagy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-40284770411422037792008-03-20T23:40:00.000-07:002008-03-20T23:40:00.000-07:00Hi James,Yes, mentalzing is an area of difficulty ...Hi James,<BR/><BR/>Yes, mentalzing is an area of difficulty for those with Asperger Syndrome. I really don't know much at all about treatment, but you might want to try the <A HREF="http://www.translatingautism.com/" REL="nofollow">Translating Autism</A> blog.<BR/><BR/>Here's the abstract from a very recent study:<BR/><BR/>Turner-Brown LM, Perry TD, Dichter GS, Bodfish JW, Penn DL. <A HREF="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0545-y" REL="nofollow">Brief Report: Feasibility of Social Cognition and Interaction Training for Adults with High Functioning Autism.</A> <I>J Autism Dev Disord.</I> 2008 Feb 2; [Epub ahead of print].<BR/> <BR/>The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and utility of a group-based cognitive behavioral intervention to improve social-cognitive functioning in adults with high-functioning autism (HFA). We modified the treatment manual of a previously validated intervention, Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), for optimal use with HFA adults (SCIT-A). We then conducted a pilot study to compare SCIT-A (n = 6) to treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 5) for adults with HFA. Feasibility was supported; attendance was high (92%) and satisfaction reports were primarily positive. Participants in SCIT-A showed significant improvement in theory-of-mind skills and trend level improvements in social communication skills; TAU participants did not show these improvements. Findings indicate SCIT-A shows promise as an intervention for adults with HFA.The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-1445511472926872372008-03-20T22:23:00.000-07:002008-03-20T22:23:00.000-07:00Is this something related to Asperger Syndrome?Cn ...Is this something related to Asperger Syndrome?<BR/>Cn you tell some remedies for Asperger Syndrome...<BR/>jamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com