"Theory of Mind" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to attribute mental states (e.g., beliefs, desires, feelings, intentions, thoughts, etc.) to self and to others, allowing an individual to understand and infer behavior on the basis of the mental states. Difference or deficit in theory of mind is associated with ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; and SCHIZOPHRENIA, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D056345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.689 F02.739.897
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theory of Mind" by people in Profiles.
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Intersubject correlations in reward and mentalizing brain circuits separately predict persuasiveness of two types of ISIS video propaganda. Sci Rep. 2024 06 12; 14(1):13455.
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Parsing the components of forgiveness: Psychological and neural mechanisms. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2020 05; 112:437-451.
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Functional connectivity during affective mentalizing in criminal offenders with psychotic disorders: Associations with clinical symptoms. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2018 01 30; 271:91-99.
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The curious relation between theory of mind and sharing in preschool age children. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0117947.
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Social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and their relationship to clinical and functional status. Psychiatry Res. 2013 Jan 30; 205(1-2):25-9.
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Is it possible to have impaired neurocognition but good social cognition in schizophrenia? Schizophr Res. 2012 Mar; 135(1-3):68-71.
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Putting together phylogenetic and ontogenetic perspectives on empathy. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2012 Jan; 2(1):1-24.
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Metacognition in schizophrenia: the relationship of mastery to coping, insight, self-esteem, social anxiety, and various facets of neurocognition. Br J Clin Psychol. 2011 Nov; 50(4):412-24.