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Title:

Is the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Necessary for Theory of Mind?

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Otti, Alexander; Wohlschlaeger, Afra M; Noll-Hussong, Michael
Abstract:
Successful social interaction relies on the ability to attribute mental states to other people. Previous functional neuroimaging studies have shown that this process, described as Theory of Mind (ToM) or mentalization, is reliably associated with activation of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). However, this study presents a novel and surprising finding that provides new insight into the role of the mPFC in mentalization tasks.Twenty healthy individuals were recruited from a wide range of ages...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
PLoS ONE
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
10
Journal issue:
8
Pages contribution:
e0135912
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135912
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26301900
Print-ISSN:
1932-6203
TUM Institution:
Fachgebiet Neuroradiologie (Prof. Zimmer); Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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