SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX INJURY
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2008, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
[b]Background.[/b] The orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for self-awareness, behavior control, the ability to adapt one's actions to the current situation and social rules, and comprehending another person's state of mind. It can thus be assumed to be crucial for social intelligence monitoring. The aim ofresearch present study was to examine inappropriate and unaware disclosure of intimate information, which may appear after injury of the orbitofrontal cortex. Such disorders are most striking during conversations with unfamiliar persons.[b]Material and methods.[/b] 10 patients with an orbitofrontal cortex injury and 10 controls were asked 9 questions by a person seen by them for the first time. During this process they were filmed. Then the subjects assessed their own answers on film and described the emotions they had experienced during the conversation. In addition, a questionnaire about personal principles concerning contacts with strangers was used.[b]Results.[/b] Patients with orbitofrontal injury turned out to be less accurate in assessing how open they had been in their conversations with a stranger. Moreover, they spoke of some matters in a more open way than controls, and disclosed more information which people usually do not give out to strangers. They also more frequently transgressed their personal principles concerning talking to strangers.[b]Conclusions.[/b] One of the possible consequences of damage to the orbitofrontal part of the frontal lobes is a disorder of social intelligence monitoring. In our research this manifested itself in inappropriate and unaware selfdisclosure while answering an unknown interlocutor's questions. Further-more, such disclosure was contrary to declared principles, but did not cause embarrassment. These data provide support for views concerning the integrating, supervising and adjusting role of the orbitofrontal cortex.
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Beata Ledwoch, Bożena Grochmal-Bach, Katarzyna Tomaszewska
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