Assessment of Empathetic Process by Scanpath Study of an Artwork

Theory of Mind, Empathy and Eye Gaze Strategies During an Artwork Observation in Neurodegenerative Pathologies.

Analysis of gaze patterns during social cognition tasks and standardised exploration of a specific artwork, between elderly subjects without cognitive disorders and subjects with neurodegenerative diseases such as Fronto-Temporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Dementia or Parkinson's Disease

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or Female.
• 60 years old and above.
• Sufficient written and oral expression in French.
• Benefit from French or Monaco Social security.
• Written informed consent signed by the patient.
• For the control group: voluntary subjects, without cognitive impairment.
• For the FTD / AD / PD groups: patients diagnosed with one of these diseases, and volunteers to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• General anaesthesia within 3 months.
• Ophthalmological problems preventing a video-oculography examination.
• Oculomotor disorders such as "fixation disorders" or "ocular tracking disorders".
• History of stroke.
• Cognitive disorders of the type: visual agnosia, visuo-spatial disorder, visuo-perceptual disorder or aphasia.