Theory of mind--evolution, ontogeny, brain mechanisms and psychopathology. Export

@article{citeulike:989977, abstract = {The ability to infer other persons' mental states and emotions has been termed 'theory of mind'. It represents an evolved psychological capacity most highly developed in humans. The evolutionary origins of theory of mind can be traced back in extant non-human primates; theory of mind probably emerged as an adaptive response to increasingly complex primate social interaction. This sophisticated 'metacognitive' ability comes, however, at an evolutionary cost, reflected in a broad spectrum of psychopathological conditions. Extensive research into autistic spectrum disorders has revealed that theory of mind may be selectively impaired, leaving other cognitive faculties intact. Recent studies have shown that observed deficits in theory of mind task performance are part of a broad range of symptoms in schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, some forms of dementia, 'psychopathy' and in other psychiatric disorders. This article reviews the evolutionary psychology of theory of mind including its ontogeny and representation in the central nervous system, and studies of theory of mind in psychopathological conditions.}, address = {Center for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bochum, Alexandrinenstr. 1-3, 44791 Bochum, Germany. martin.bruene@ruhr-uni-bochum.de}, author = {Br\"{u}ne, Martin and Br\"{u}ne-Cohrs, Ute}, citeulike-article-id = {989977}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.08.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16239031}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16239031}, doi = {10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.08.001}, issn = {0149-7634}, journal = {Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews}, keywords = {animal, autism, brain, cognition, evolution, review, theory\_of\_mind}, number = {4}, pages = {437--455}, posted-at = {2006-12-12 17:26:45}, priority = {5}, title = {Theory of mind--evolution, ontogeny, brain mechanisms and psychopathology.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.08.001}, volume = {30}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:989977 L3 - citeulike-article-id:989977 N2 - The ability to infer other persons' mental states and emotions has been termed 'theory of mind'. It represents an evolved psychological capacity most highly developed in humans. The evolutionary origins of theory of mind can be traced back in extant non-human primates; theory of mind probably emerged as an adaptive response to increasingly complex primate social interaction. This sophisticated 'metacognitive' ability comes, however, at an evolutionary cost, reflected in a broad spectrum of psychopathological conditions. Extensive research into autistic spectrum disorders has revealed that theory of mind may be selectively impaired, leaving other cognitive faculties intact. Recent studies have shown that observed deficits in theory of mind task performance are part of a broad range of symptoms in schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, some forms of dementia, 'psychopathy' and in other psychiatric disorders. This article reviews the evolutionary psychology of theory of mind including its ontogeny and representation in the central nervous system, and studies of theory of mind in psychopathological conditions. IS - 4 JF - Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews SN - 0149-7634 AD - Center for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bochum, Alexandrinenstr. 1-3, 44791 Bochum, Germany. martin.bruene@ruhr-uni-bochum.de EP - 455 TI - Theory of mind--evolution, ontogeny, brain mechanisms and psychopathology. VL - 30 SP - 437 KW - animal KW - autism KW - brain KW - cognition KW - evolution KW - review KW - theory_of_mind AU - Brüne, Martin AU - Brüne-Cohrs, Ute PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.08.001 ER -