Is the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Necessary for Theory of Mind?

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). Ho...

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Main Authors: Alexander Otti, Afra M Wohlschlaeger, Michael Noll-Hussong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4547759?pdf=render