The ability to infer other persons' mental states and emotions has been termed 'theory of
mind'. It represents an evolved psychological capacity most highly developed in humans …

The term theory of mind (ToM) refers to the capacity to infer one's own and other persons'
mental states. A substantial body of research has highlighted the evolution of ToM in …

Usage of the term 'theory of mind'(ToM) has exploded across fields ranging from
developmental psychology to social neuroscience and psychiatry research. However, its …

This paper attempts, based on a review of a wide range of clinical, biobehavioral and
neuroanatomical studies, to account for the various theory of mind impairments observed in …

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 …

To a large extent, the human infant is socialized through the acquisition of a specific
cognitive mechanism known as theory of mind (ToM), a term which is currently used to …

Understanding mental processes in biological terms makes available insights from the new
science of the mind to explore connections between philosophy, psychology, the social …

Traditional analyses of the evolution of intelligence have emphasized commonality and
continuity among species. However, recent research suggests that humans might have …

The human ability to make inferences about the minds of conspecifics is remarkable. The
majority of work in this area focuses on mental state representation ('theory of mind'), but has …

Why a Special Issue on the neuroscience of Theory of Mind (ToM)? Although ToM has been
thoroughly investigated by developmental psychologists over the last 25 years, since the …