title: The neural and cognitive time course of theory of mind.
abstract: Neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies implicate both frontal and temporoparietal cortices when humans reason about the mental states of others. Here, we report an event-related potentials study of the time course of one such "theory of mind" ability: visual perspective taking. The findings suggest that posterior cortex, perhaps the temporoparietal cortex, calculates and represents the perspective of self versus other, and then, later, the right frontal cortex resolves conflict between perspectives during response selection.
authors: School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, West Midlands, UK.
authors: Joseph P
authors: JP
authors: McCleery
authors: Andrew D R
authors: AD
authors: Surtees
authors: Katharine A
authors: KA
authors: Graham
authors: John E
authors: JE
authors: Richards
authors: Ian A
authors: IA
authors: Apperly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D011999:Recruitment, Neurophysiological / Q000502:physiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D056345:Theory of Mind / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult