Table 1.

The extent of impairments in social conduct, emotional functioning and personality, and decision-making displayed by patients with unilateral vmPFC lesions. Overall change in social conduct was a composite rating derived from the general assessments of clinical neuropsychologists blinded to the study hypotheses. MMPI-2 = Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – 2. “Abnormal” scores on the MMPI-2 refer to T scores above 65 on one or more of the clinical scales. Adapted from Tranel et al. (2005).

1 = Mild impairment

2 = Moderate impairment

3 = Severe impairment