Peng Zhou, Huimin Ma, Bochao Zou, Xiaowen Zhang, Shuyan Zhao, Yuxin Lin, Yidong Wang, Lei Feng, Gang Wang
To explore the minds of others, which is traditionally referred to as Theory of Mind (ToM), is perhaps the most fundamental ability of humans as social beings. Impairments in ToM could lead to difficulties or even deficits in social interaction. The present study focuses on two core components of ToM, the ability to infer others' beliefs and the ability to infer others' emotions, which we refer to as cognitive and affective ToM respectively. Charting both typical and atypical trajectories underlying the cognitive-affective ToM promises to shed light on the precision identification of mental disorders, such as depressive disorders (DD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)...
August 10, 2023: Npj Ment Health Res