 Theory of Mind
"Theory of Mind" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to attribute mental states (e.g., beliefs, desires, feelings, intentions, thoughts, etc.) to self and to others, allowing an individual to understand and infer behavior on the basis of the mental states. Difference or deficit in theory of mind is associated with ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; and SCHIZOPHRENIA, etc.
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D056345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.689 F02.739.897
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theory of Mind" by people in Profiles.
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Dodell-Feder D, Felix S, Yung MG, Hooker CI. Theory-of-mind-related neural activity for one's romantic partner predicts partner well-being. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2016 Apr; 11(4):593-603.
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Russo-Ponsaran NM, McKown C, Johnson JK, Allen AW, Evans-Smith B, Fogg L. Social-Emotional Correlates of Early Stage Social Information Processing Skills in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Res. 2015 Oct; 8(5):486-96.
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Dodell-Feder D, DeLisi LE, Hooker CI. Neural disruption to theory of mind predicts daily social functioning in individuals at familial high-risk for schizophrenia. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Dec; 9(12):1914-25.
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Dodell-Feder D, Tully LM, Lincoln SH, Hooker CI. The neural basis of theory of mind and its relationship to social functioning and social anhedonia in individuals with schizophrenia. Neuroimage Clin. 2014; 4:154-63.
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Dodell-Feder D, Lincoln SH, Coulson JP, Hooker CI. Using fiction to assess mental state understanding: a new task for assessing theory of mind in adults. PLoS One. 2013; 8(11):e81279.
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McKown C, Allen AM, Russo-Ponsaran NM, Johnson JK. Direct assessment of children's social-emotional comprehension. Psychol Assess. 2013 Dec; 25(4):1154-66.
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Hooker CI, Bruce L, Lincoln SH, Fisher M, Vinogradov S. Theory of mind skills are related to gray matter volume in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Dec 15; 70(12):1169-78.
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Hooker CI, Verosky SC, Germine LT, Knight RT, D'Esposito M. Neural activity during social signal perception correlates with self-reported empathy. Brain Res. 2010 Jan 13; 1308:100-13.
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