The role of Area 10 (BA10) in human multitasking and in social cognition: A lesion study

► BA10 is thought to be involved in multitasking and theory of mind (ToM). ► Patients with lesions outside BA10 perform poorly on executive tasks. ► Patients with lesions involving BA10 perform poorly on multitasking and ToM tasks. ► Multitasking abilities are correlated with volume of damage in right lateral BA10. ► Lesions to BA10 produce specific impairments in higher order cognitive functions.