Abstract Theory of mind (ToM; aka, mind‐reading, mentalizing, mental‐state attribution, and
perspective‐taking) is the ability to ascribe mental states, such as desires and beliefs, to …

Gaze is an important component of social interaction. The function, evolution and
neurobiology of gaze processing are therefore of interest to a number of researchers. This …

Humans have many cognitive skills not possessed by their nearest primate relatives. The
cultural intelligence hypothesis argues that this is mainly due to a species-specific set of …

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 …

Since the BBS article in which Premack and Woodruff (1978) asked “Does the chimpanzee
have a theory of mind?,” it has been repeatedly claimed that there is observational and …

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 …

Since the observations of O. Pfungst the use of human-provided cues by animals has been
well-known in the behavioural sciences (“Clever Hans effect”). It has recently been shown …

Paramount among human cognitive abilities is the capacity to reason about what others
think, want, and see—a capacity referred to as a theory of mind (ToM). Despite its …

We review studies demonstrating the ability of some animals to understand the human
pointing gesture. We present a 3-step analysis of the topic.(1) We compare and evaluate …

Human language and social cognition are closely linked: advanced social cognition is
necessary for children to acquire language, and language allows forms of social …