Research on theory of mind increasingly encompasses apparently contradictory findings. In
particular, in initial studies, older preschoolers consistently passed false‐belief tasks—a so …

We review a diversity of studies of human social interaction and highlight the importance of
social signals. We also discuss recent findings from social cognitive neuroscience that …

This volume focuses on the interplay between grammatical and pragmatic factors in the
comprehension of lexically communicated meaning. It uses a case-study, modality, in order …

For over three decades, Allan N. Schore has authored numerous volumes, chapters, and
articles on regulation theory, a biopsychosocial model of the development …

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based
theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in …

One of the major developments of the second year of human life is the emergence of the
ability to pretend. A child's knowledge of a real situation is apparently contradicted and …

This target article presents a theory of human cultural learning. Cultural learning is identified
with those instances of social learning in which intersubjectivity or perspective-taking plays a …

The mentalizing (theory of mind) system of the brain is probably in operation from ca. 18
months of age, allowing implicit attribution of intentions and other mental states. Between the …

Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the
nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition." This reviewer had to be …

This research concerns the development of children's understanding of representational
change and its relation to other cognitive developments. Children were shown deceptive …