Knowledge and the brain: Why the knowledge-centric theory of mind program needs neuroscience

• Main Author: Bricker, A.M (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Article; brain; Brain; brain mapping; Brain Mapping; diagnostic imaging; electroencephalography; functional magnetic resonance imaging; functional near-infrared spectroscopy; functional neuroimaging; human; Humans; knowledge; Knowledge; magnetoencephalography; mental health; neuroscience; perception; Social Perception; theory of mind; Theory of Mind
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• ISBN: 0140525X (ISSN)
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X20001557

The knowledge-centric theory of mind research program suggested by Phillips et al. stands to gain significant value by embracing a neurocognitive approach that takes full advantage of techniques such as fMRI and EEG. This neurocognitive approach has already begun providing important insights into the mechanisms of knowledge attribution, insights which support the claim that it is more basic than belief attribution. Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press.