Why Do Kids Lie, and Is It Normal?
Researchers say lying in childhood is normal and an important sign that a child's cognitive skills are developing. ... Read More...
Theory of Mind
Study Adds New Evidence that Infants Track Others’ Mental States
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...
Brain Area Involved in Understanding Social Interactions Identified
Researchers implicate the posterior superior temporal sulcus in our ability to process social interactions efficiently.... Read More...
Psychopaths’ Disregard for Others is Not Automatic
If there is a specific goal they want to accomplish, psychopaths are able to consider the thoughts of others, a new study reveals.... Read More...
Researchers Discover Early Signatures of the Social Brain
A new study reports the brain network that controls theory of mind, the ability to interpret the thoughts of others, is already developed in children as young as three.... Read More...
Like Adults, Children Show Bias in Attributing Mental States to Others
A new study reveals an early origin for certain social phenomena, including dehumanizing and bias between social groups.... Read More...
Watching Children Learn How to Lie
Researchers investigate children's thought processes as they figure out how to deceive others.... Read More...
People Prove Adept at Predicting Emotional Transitions
While it is easy for most of us to read the emotions of those around us at a given time, researchers suggest that people are also skilled at predicting future emotions in others, thanks to a mental model of emotional transitions.... Read More...
Newly Discovered Brain Network Offers Clues to Social Cognition
Researchers discover brain areas in primates exclusively dedicated to analyzing social interactions.... Read More...
Dogs Can Adopt the Perspective of Humans
A new study reports dogs can correctly interpret cues from humans to help find food they can not see.... Read More...
Area of the Brain Affected by Autism Detected
Researchers report the anterior cingulate cortex, an area of the brain associated with empathy, activates very weakly in people with autism.... Read More...
Brain Structure That Helps Us Understand What Others Think Revealed
Researchers identify brain areas associated with developing the ability to "put ourselves in other people's shoes".... Read More...