Social Cognitive Neuroscience: Part 2

Mechanisms of Theory of Mind Theory of Mind or Mentalising is the ability to make inferences about the mental states of others: their intentions, desires and beliefs. Many studies have used brain imaging to explore the neural basis of this ability and the results are remarkably consistent. Activity is seen in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), in the superior temporal sulcus at the junction with the parietal lobe (STS/TPJ), and also in the temporal poles and the posterior cingulate cortex. But ..