Evidence from developmental psychology suggests that understanding other minds
constitutes a special domain of cognition with at least two components: an early-developing …

Evidence from developmental psychology suggests that representing the contents of other
people's thoughts and beliefs depends on a component of reasoning about other minds …

Our ability to explain and predict other people's behaviour by attributing to them
independent mental states, such as beliefs and desires, is known as having a 'theory of …

Characterizing the cognitive architecture of human mindreading forces us to address two
puzzles in people's attributions of belief: Why children show inconsistent expectations about …

Humans' unique aptitude for reasoning about mental states, known as Theory of Mind (ToM),
can help explain the unique character of human communication and social interaction. ToM …

Thinking about other people's thoughts recruits a specific group of brain regions, including
the temporo‐parietal junctions (TPJ), precuneus (PC), and medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) …

Theory of mind requires an understanding of both desires and beliefs. Moreover, children
understand desires before beliefs. Little is known about the mechanisms underlying this …

Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings–but are children?
When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children's …

The false belief task commonly used in the study of theory of mind (ToM) requires
participants to select among competing responses and inhibit prepotent responses, giving …

Everyday understanding of human behavior rests on having a theory of mind—the ability to
relate people's actions to underlying mental states such as beliefs and desires. It has been …