White matter maturation is associated with the emergence of Theory of Mind in early childhood

At age 4, children start understanding other peoples' false beliefs, but the related neuroanatomical changes are unknown. Here, authors show that false belief understanding is associated with age-related changes in white matter structure, and that this effect is independent of other cognitive a...

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Autores principales: Charlotte Grosse Wiesmann, Jan Schreiber, Tania Singer, Nikolaus Steinbeis, Angela D. Friederici
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/a670dafa301a451b84aa7f4fd5b3a946
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Sumario:At age 4, children start understanding other peoples' false beliefs, but the related neuroanatomical changes are unknown. Here, authors show that false belief understanding is associated with age-related changes in white matter structure, and that this effect is independent of other cognitive abilities.