Cognitive and affective Theory of Mind in neurodegenerative diseases: Neuropsychological, neuroanatomical and neurochemical levels

► We review Theory of Mind (ToM) studies in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. ► Cognitive and affective ToM are involved in processing other's mental states. ► A cognitive ToM deficit in cortical and frontal-subcortical diseases emerged. ► Findings for the affective ToM component are more heterogeneous. ► We suggest to introduce ToM tasks in the assessment of neurodegenerative diseases.