Mahy Caitlin E V, Moses Louis J, Pfeifer Jennifer H
University of Oregon, USA; University of Geneva, Switzerland.
University of Oregon, USA.
Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2014 Jul;9:68-81. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2014.01.002. Epub 2014 Jan 25.
Theory of mind (ToM) is a core topic in both social neuroscience and developmental psychology, yet theory and data from each field have only minimally constrained thinking in the other. The two fields might be fruitfully integrated, however, if social neuroscientists sought evidence directly relevant to current accounts of ToM development: modularity, simulation, executive, and theory theory accounts. Here we extend the distinct predictions made by each theory to the neural level, describe neuroimaging evidence that in principle would be relevant to testing each account, and discuss such evidence where it exists. We propose that it would be mutually beneficial for both fields if ToM neuroimaging studies focused more on integrating developmental accounts of ToM acquisition with neuroimaging approaches, and suggest ways this might be achieved.
心理理论（ToM）是社会神经科学和发展心理学的核心主题，但来自每个领域的理论和数据对另一个领域的思维限制极小。然而，如果社会神经科学家寻求与当前心理理论发展的解释直接相关的证据：模块性、模拟、执行和理论理论解释，那么这两个领域可能会富有成效地整合。在这里，我们将每个理论所做的不同预测扩展到神经层面，描述原则上与检验每个解释相关的神经成像证据，并讨论已有的此类证据。我们认为，如果心理理论神经成像研究更多地关注将心理理论习得的发展解释与神经成像方法相结合，那么这对两个领域都将是互利的，并提出了实现这一目标的方法。
