The 'Theory of Mind' approach has been associated with probably the fastest-growing body of empirical research in psychology over the last 25 years, and has given rise to a range of different theoretical positions and elaborations within those positions. The bas...
This is the focus of our article: theory of mind for learning and teaching–teaching, in the sense of being taught. One aspect of this focus is evident in studies designed to teach theory of mind itself. Numerous studies have shown that it is unnecessary to explicitly teach basic mental ...
Theory of Mind (ToM) is a neurocognitive system that allows the perceiver to attribute mental states, such as intentions, beliefs, or feelings, to others’ actions. The aim of the present work is to analyse the engagement of the ToM system in communication, in particular, in communicative int...
Research shows that reading literary but not popular fiction enhances the Theory of Mind (ToM). This article builds on the symmetry between literary theory and film theory and investigates whether exposure to art films, but not Hollywood films, enhances ToM. Participants (N = 232) were rand...
However, the underpinnings of these deviant behaviors in schizophrenia are still unclear. Previous studies have implicated that an ability termed Theory of Mind (ToM) may be a candidate mechanism of social decision-making [1, 7]. ToM refers to the cognitive ability to represent one’s own and...
Aging is accompanied by changes in cognitive abilities and a great interest is spreading among researchers about aging impact on social cognition skills, such as the Theory of Mind (ToM). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been used
Previous studies have indicated that the temporal lobe is involved in theory of mind (ToM). However, little attention has been paid to ToM in patients with cerebral infarction. In this study, we investigated the ability of ToM in patients with temporal l
Theory of mind(i.e., the ability to infer others' mental states) – a fundamental social cognitive ability – declines with increasing age. Prior investigations have focused on identifying task-evoked differences inneural activationthat underlie these performance declines. However, these declines could...
Machine theory of mind Recently, there is an emerging body of work studying the behavior of machines to better understand machine behavior so as to better control it in the future30. Researchers have tried to build Theory of Mind that would apply to robots or machines, as this would in thei...
We investigated in a sample of non-clinical adults the association between Theory of Mind (ToM) and Executive Functions (EFs), that is the set of skills that allow people to control and modulate lower-level cognitive processes in order to produce appropriate behaviour. To this aim, we assessed...