Theory of mind: Mechanisms, methods, and new directions

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Byom, Lindsey J ^a   Mutlu, Bilge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive simulation; Simulated social interaction; Social cognition; Social perception; Theory of mind (ToM)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATION; MENTAL TASK; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84933680145     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00413     Document Type: Article

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