Theory of mind, language and the temporoparietal junction mystery.

نویسندگان

  • Josef Perner
  • Markus Aichhorn
چکیده

Brain imaging of adults during false-belief story tasks consistently shows activation of the temporoparietal junction in English-speaking Americans and German-speaking Europeans. Kobayashi et al. find this observation in adult English speakers but not in English-speaking children or in English-Japanese bilingual persons. This finding suggests a cultural or linguistic influence on location of brain function and argues against maturation of innately specified neural substrates. It is reminiscent of effects of linguistic development, bilingualism and cultural differences on theory of mind development.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Trends in cognitive sciences

دوره 12 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008