Neural correlates of theory of mind in children and adults using CAToon: Introducing an open-source child-friendly neuroimaging task.

ABSTRACT: Theory of Mind (ToM) or mentalizing is a basic social skill which is characterized by our ability of perspective-taking and the understanding of cognitive and emotional states of others. ToM development is essential to successfully navigate in various social contexts. The neural basis of mentalizing is well-studied in adults, however, less evidence exists in children. Potential reasons are methodological challenges, including a lack of age-appropriate fMRI paradigms. We introduce a novel child-friendly and open-source ToM fMRI task, for which accuracy and performance were evaluated behaviorally in 60 children ages three to nine (32♂). Furthermore, 27 healthy young adults (14♂; mean = 25.41 years) and 33 children ages seven to thirteen (17♂; mean = 9.06 years) completed the Cognitive and Af

SUBMITTER: Borbas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134957 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature