It seems the mind has evolved into such a powerful form that we are able to go beyond
knowing the world and move towards knowing the mind itself. Being able to comprehend the …

This paper presents a novel neurobiological model of theory of mind (ToM) that incorporates
both neuroanatomical and neurochemical levels of specificity. Within this model, cortical and …

Patients with limited focal frontal and nonfrontal lesions were tested for visual perspective
taking and detecting deception. Frontal lobe lesions impaired the ability to infer mental …

A test of advanced theory of mind (ToM), first introduced by F. Happé (1994), was adapted
for children (mental, human, animal, and nature stories plus unlinked sentences). These …

A growing number of studies have been addressing the relationship between theory of mind
(TOM) and executive functions (EF) in patients with acquired neurological pathology. In …

The ability of humans to predict and explain other people's behaviour by attributing to them
independent mental states, such as desires and beliefs, is considered to be due to our ability …

Semantic dementia is characterized by semantic deficits and behavioural abnormalities that
occur in the wake of bilateral inferolateral and predominantly left-sided anterior temporal …

The study investigated theory of mind and central coherence abilities in adults with high-
functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger syndrome (AS) using naturalistic tasks. Twenty adults …

A number of interventions have taught autistic children to pass tasks of false‐belief
attribution, but the children show little evidence of generalization. The aim of the present …

Human beings are essentially social creatures. In what does this social ability lie? In the
ability to love, to feel sympathy, to make friendships? Or, is it in the ability to cheat, deceive …