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Direct linkLiu, David; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Wellman, Henry M. – Child Development, 2009
Theory of mind requires an understanding of both desires and beliefs. Moreover, children understand desires before beliefs. Little is known about the mechanisms underlying this developmental lag. Additionally, previous neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies have neglected the direct comparison of these developmentally critical mental-state…
Descriptors: Brain, Neurological Organization, Children, Developmental Stages
Liu, David; Sabbagh, Mark A.; Gehring, William J.; Wellman, Henry M. – Child Development, 2009
Young children show significant changes in their mental-state understanding as marked by their performance on false-belief tasks. This study provides evidence for activity in the prefrontal cortex associated with the development of this ability. Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were recorded as adults (N = 24) and 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Young Children, Child Development, Neurological Organization
