Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social
communication and interaction and by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities …

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 …

The past 15years has seen a rapid expansion in the number of studies using neuroimaging
techniques to investigate maturational changes in the human brain. In this paper, I review …

For humans, like many animal species, survival depends on effective social functioning.
Social skills facilitate our access to sustenance, protection and mates, and socially adept …

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 …

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 …

Theory of mind, or" mindreading" as it is termed in this book, is the ability to think about
beliefs, desires, knowledge and intentions. It has been studied extensively by …

An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behavior in the context of
therapy. This groundbreaking book explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has …

The temporal–parietal junction (TPJ) has been proposed to support either specifically social
functions or non-specific processes of cognition such as memory and attention. To account …