This article provides a review of the increasingly detailed imaging literature on the
neurodevelopment of joint attention. Many findings from this literature support and inform the …

Face perception, perhaps the most highly developed visual skill in humans, is mediated by a
distributed neural system in humans that is comprised of multiple, bilateral regions. We …

Social interactions involve complex exchanges of a variety of social signals, such as gaze,
facial expressions, speech and gestures. Focusing on the dual function of eye gaze, this …

During social interactions, people's eyes convey a wealth of information about their direction
of attention and their emotional and mental states. This review aims to provide a …

Blakey Vermeule wonders how readers become involved in the lives of fictional characters,
people they know do not exist. Vermeule examines the ways in which readers' experiences …

Face perception is mediated by a distributed neural system in humans that consists of
multiple, bilateral regions. The functional organization of this system embodies a distinction …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

It is widely believed that what distinguishes the social cognition of humans from that of other
animals is the belief–desire psychology of four–year–old children and adults (so–called …

Previous work shows that children with autism manifest abnormalities in the use of gaze.
They also have difficulties in the comprehension of mental states. The present paper …

A deficit in theory of mind (ToM) abilities has been described as the core deficit in autism.
The authors performed 3 meta-analyses, comparing ToM abilities of individuals with autism …