A LOOK AFTER STROKE: DEFICITS IN THEORY OF MIND AND SOCIAL COGNITION IN SUBACUTE PATIENTS

Authors

  • Pablo Rodríguez Rajo Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, España. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-2986
  • María Valentina Ampuero Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, España.
  • Antonia Enseñat Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, España.
  • Alberto García-Molina Institut Guttmann, Institut Universitari de Neurorehabilitació adscrit a la UAB, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, España. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-7591

Abstract

Stroke generates motor, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional deficits that impact the quality of life of those affected. Within the cognitive sphere, alterations in so-called social cognition can be observed. This study analyzes the ability of a group of 24 people with a subacute stroke to recognize the mental state of others through their gaze (mean age: 54.5 years; SD: 6.8). To this end, their performance on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) was compared with that of a control group of 50 people without neurological history (mean age: 56.6 years; SD: 12.6). The results show that people with stroke performed significantly worse on the RMET than people without neurological history (M: 21.79; SD: 7.12 vs. M: 26.56; SD: 3.82; p=0.005). These findings show that people with stroke experience difficulty recognizing the mental state of others through their gaze and highlight the need to include tests that assess social cognition in neuropsychological examination protocols.


Key Words: SC; stroke; RMET; emotional recognition.

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16.05.2026

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Rodríguez Rajo, P., Ampuero, M. V., Enseñat , A., & García-Molina, A. (2026). A LOOK AFTER STROKE: DEFICITS IN THEORY OF MIND AND SOCIAL COGNITION IN SUBACUTE PATIENTS. Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology, 20(2), 113–120. Retrieved from https://www.cnps.cl/index.php/cnps/article/view/629

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2026): CNPs

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Clinical Neuroscience, Trauma, and Intervention

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Copyright (c) 2026 Pablo Rodríguez Rajo, María Valentina Ampuero, Antonia Enseñat , Alberto García-Molina

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