Along with the increased interest in and volume of social cognition research, there has been
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Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social
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The claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind—that they fail to understand that other
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We meta-analyzed imaging studies on theory of mind and formed individual task groups
based on stimuli and instructions. Overlap in brain activation between all task groups was …

Ongoing debate exists within the resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) literature over how
intrinsic connectivity is altered in the autistic brain, with reports of general over-connectivity …

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 book focuses on the crucial importance of developmental work to psychotherapy and
psychopathology. It offers an account of psychotherapy to integrate scientific knowledge of …

A groundbreaking and challenging examination of the social, cognitive, neurological, and
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There is disagreement in the literature about the exact nature of the phenomenon of
empathy. There are emotional, cognitive, and conditioning views, applying in varying …

This authoritative handbook is the reference of choice for researchers and students of
personality. Leading authorities describe the most important theoretical approaches in …