temporal parietal junction Research Articles

Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people

Neuroscience NewsApril 25, 2019

Using a combination of movie clips and neuroimaging, researchers find people have positive biases to those they feel are more like them, even if they are unable to see the person's face.... Read More...

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The Art of Storytelling: Why We Relate to Characters

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2018

A new neuroimaging study sheds light on how we relate to characters in stories. Researchers report, no matter how a story is relayed, brain networks associated with theory of mind are activated when participants associate with the protagonist. The study concludes our brains relate best to characters, no matter how the narrative is expressed.... Read More...

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Follow the Leader: What Sets Leaders Apart?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 3, 2018

A new study reveals the cognitive and neurobiological processes that influence whether a person is likely to be a leader or follower. ... Read More...

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Study Adds New Evidence that Infants Track Others’ Mental States

Neuroscience NewsMay 7, 2018

A new study adds to growing evidence that infants possess a basic theory of mind. Neuroimaging reveals the temporal parietal junction, an area of the brain associated with theory of mind, responds similarly in infants and adults when watching videos of actors expressing different mental states.... Read More...

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The Brain’s Fight and Flight Response to Social Threat

Neuroscience NewsJune 26, 2017

In a study exploring the neural correlates of the fight or flight response, people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, leading them to behaviorally and mentally disengage from a situation, researchers report.... Read More...

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Primate Brain Development Follows a Predictable Pattern

Neuroscience NewsOctober 8, 2013

Researchers find the differences in primate brains can be explained as a consequence of the same genetic program. ... Read More...

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temporal parietal junction

The Art of Storytelling: Why We Relate to Characters

Study Adds New Evidence that Infants Track Others’ Mental States

The Brain’s Fight and Flight Response to Social Threat

Primate Brain Development Follows a Predictable Pattern