Researchers have developed a new test that examines theory of mind in those on the autism spectrum. The work may shed light on how those with ASD have difficulty in understanding the point of view of others, and social behavioral deficits.
Children who are taught to reason about the mental states of others are more likely to use deception to obtain a reward, researchers report.
Study reveals two different brain structures are implicated in implicit and explicit theory of mind, and both regions mature at different ages to fulfill their function. The supramarginal gyrus matures earlier, enabling theory of mind to occur slightly earlier than believed. Full ability for theory of mind occurs at age four when the temporoparietal junction matures.
Researchers say lying in childhood is normal and an important sign that a child's cognitive skills are developing.
A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.
Neurons in the amygdala derive object values based on observations and use the values to simulate a social partner's decision making.
Expectant fathers with higher levels of brain activation and oxytocin later endorsed a more "child-led" empathetic style of parenting once their child was born.
Reassessing years of research on Theory of Mind in autism, researchers argue the brains of those with ASD may be able to grasp what others think but may have a more difficult time processing the degree to which others think differently from themselves.
After 14,000 years of domestication, dogs have an edge in both cognition and people-reading skills over wolves.
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.
Study reports those with progressive multiple sclerosis were more likely to experience deficits with Cognitive Theory of Mind.
Researchers reveal apes, like humans, have the ability to recognize that some beliefs may differ from reality.
