Table 6 Assessment tools for ToM in the primary studies included in this meta-analysis
Paradigm | Subgroup | Number of Studies k, epilepsy patients NE and control subjects NHC | Effect size d (= Hedge’s g), [ 95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|
Faux Pas Test | TLE | k = 13, NE = 613, NHC = 456 | d = 1.03 [0.68; 1.37] |
FLE | k = 4, NE = 130, NHC = 167 | d = 1.14 [1.00; 1.28] | |
eTLE/eFLE | k = 3, NE = 76, NHC = 111 | d = 0.24 [0.07; 0.40] | |
Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test | TLE | k = 3, NE = 74, NHC = 96 | d = 0.71 [0.25; 1.17] |
FLE | k = 2, NE = 29, NHC = 29 | d = 1.13 [0.89; 1.37] | |
eTLE/eFLE | k = 2, NE = 57, NHC = 89 | d = 0.69 [0.02; 1.35] | |
Frith-Happé Animations (Moving Triangles) | TLE | k = 3, NE = 93, NHC = 74 | d = 0.70 [0.06; 1.34] |
eTLE/eFLE | k = 1, NE = 14, NHC = 29 | d = 0.20 [-0.45; 0.84] | |
Happé Strange Stories Test | TLE | k = 2, NE = 98, NHC = 54 | d = 1.41 [0.57; 2.24] |
FLE | k = 1, NE = 14, NHC = 14 | d = 0.44 [-0.32; 1.21] | |
False Belief Test | TLE | k = 2, NE = 98, NHC = 54 | d = 1.05 [0.55; 1.55] |
Happé Cartoon Task | TLE | k = 1, NE = 31, NHC = 24 | d = 1.28 [0.69; 1.87] |
FLE | k = 1, NE = 14, NHC = 14 | d = 0.93 [0.13; 1.72] | |
Story-Based Empathy Task | TLE | k = 1, NE = 21, NHC = 21 | d = 0.78 [0.16; 1.43] |
eTLE/eFLE | k = 1, NE = 18, NHC = 21 | d = 0.47 [-0.18; 1.11] | |
Visual Cartoon Task | TLE | k = 1, NE = 67, NHC = 30 | d = 1.76 [1.24; 2.23] |
The Awareness of Social Inference Test part 2 & 3 | TLE | k = 1, NE = 50, NHC = 15 | d = 0.99 [0.38; 1.59] |
Sarcasm Comprehension | TLE | k = 1, NE = 50, NHC = 50 | d = 1.01 [0.60; 1.44] |
Action Comprehension | TLE | k = 1, NE = 50, NHC = 50 | d = 0.92 [0.52; 1.35] |
Yoni Task | eTLE/eFLE | k = 1, NE = 43, NHC = 60 | d = 0.06 [-0.34; 0.45] |
Comprehension of Hinting Test | eTLE/eFLE | k = 1, NE = 35, NHC = 70 | d = 0.27 [-0.14; 0.68] |
Comprehension of Sarcasm and Metaphor | eTLE/eFLE | k = 1, NE = 35, NHC = 70 | d = 0.49 [0.08; 0.91] |
Visual ToM Tasks | eTLE/eFLE | k = 1, NE = 35, NHC = 70 | d = 0.35 [-0.06; 0.76] |
Networks of Emotional Processing (NEmo Battery): Recognition of Irony | TLE | k = 1, NE = 17, NHC = 51 | d = 0.74 [0.17; 1.30] |
Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition | TLE | k = 1, NE = 17, NHC = 51 | d = 1.49 [0.88; 2.10] |