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Theory of mind (TOM), or "mentalizing," refers to the ability to attribute mental states to self and others. Inferring what people are thinking and feeling is an important aspect of human social interaction, and it is also an important aspect of both psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. The authors conducted a positron emission tomography (PET) study to examine the neural substrates of TOM, using a task that mimics real-life social interaction.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Health Care, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1057, USA.
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