In search of "master mindreaders": Are psychics superior in reading the language of the eyes?

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 240-244

  Dziobek, Isabel ^a,c   Rogers, Kimberley ^a   Fleck, Stefan ^b   Hassenstab, Jason ^a   Gold, Stefan ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^c   Convit, Antonio ^a,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain behavior; Empathy; Expertise; Mental states; Mindreading; Psychic; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; READING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; EMPATHY; EYE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 20344365078     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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