Fractionating theory of mind: a meta-analysis of functional brain imaging studies.

Volume: 42, Pages: 9 - 34
Published: May 1, 2014
Abstract
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 found in the mPFC and in the bilateral posterior TPJ. This supports the idea of a core network for theory of mind that is activated whenever we are reasoning about mental states, irrespective of the task- and stimulus-formats (Mar, 2011). In addition, we found a number of...
Paper Details
Title
Fractionating theory of mind: a meta-analysis of functional brain imaging studies.
Published Date
May 1, 2014
Volume
42
Pages
9 - 34
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