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Investigating the genetic basis of theory of mind (ToM): the role of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphisms. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
The ability to deduce other persons' mental states and emotions which has been termed 'theory of mind (ToM)' is highly heritable. First molecular genetic studies focused on some dopamine-related genes, while the genetic basis underlying different ...
Haiwei Xia, Nan Wu, Yanjie Su
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The effect of reading literary fiction on theory of mind. [PDF]

open access: yesThe Young Researcher, 2020
Theory of Mind is the ability to make inferences about the mental states of others. A positive cor- relation was drawn between theory of mind and language.
Werner, J.
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In others' shoes : do individual differences in empathy and theory of mind shape social preferences? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Abundant evidence across the behavioral and social sciences suggests that there are substantial individual differences in pro-social behavior. However, little is known about the psychological mechanisms that underlie social preferences.
Filippos Exadaktylos (553756)   +20 more
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The trajectory change of theory of mind in the elderly

open access: yesКонсультативная психология и психотерапия, 2016
Theory of mind is viewed as a cognitive mechanism of social cognition. Features of social cognition and theory of mind are differentiated. Studies of cognitive and affective components of theory of mind in old age are summarized. Heterogeneous changes of
Melehin A.I.
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Comprensione vs. produzione del sarcasmo: il ruolo delle capacità affettive e argomentative in età evolutiva

open access: yesRivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 2021
Children start comprehending and producing their first ironic expressions quite early especially in the family environment. The comprehension and the production of irony require linguistic, pragmatic, social and communicative capacities as well as ...
Roberta Cocco, Francesca Ervas
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The Emerging Role of Interdisciplinarity in Clinical Psychoanalysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Given the tight interconnections proposed between brain and psyche, psychoanalysis was conceptualized as an interdisciplinary theory right from the beginning.
Dagmar Steinmair   +2 more
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Affective Empathy, Theory of Mind and Social Functioning in Patients With Focal Epilepsy

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
ObjectiveSocial cognition comprises basic and more complex functions, such as theory of mind (ToM) and affective empathy. Although everyday social interactions may be impaired if such higher-order social cognitive functions are compromised, associations ...
Birgitta Metternich   +5 more
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Empathy and Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Studies have shown that MS disrupts several social cognitive abilities [including empathy and theory of mind (ToM)].
XiaoGuang Lin   +7 more
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Theory of own mind in autism: Evidence of a specific deficit in self-awareness? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Assuming that self-awareness is not a unitary phenomenon, and that one can be aware of different aspects of self at any one time, it follows that selective impairments in self-awareness can occur.
Williams, David M., David Williams
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Anterior insula reflects surprise in value-based decision-making and perception

open access: yesNeuroImage, 2020
The brain has been theorized to employ inferential processes to overcome the problem of uncertainty. Inference is thought to underlie neural processes, including in disparate domains such as value-based decision-making and perception.
Leyla Loued-Khenissi   +3 more
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