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The Neural Bases of Social Cognition and Story Comprehension

Mar, Raymond A.·2011·Annual Review of Psychology

DOI 10.1146/annurev-psych-120709-145406

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A great deal of research exists on the neural basis of theory-of-mind (ToM) or mentalizing. Qualitative reviews on this topic have identified a mentalizing network composed of the medial prefrontal cortex, posterior cingulate/precuneus, and bilateral temporal parietal junction. These conclusions, however, are not based on a quantitative and systematic approach. The current review presents a quantitative meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies pertaining to ToM, using the activation-likelihood estimation (ALE) approach. Separate ALE meta-analyses are presented for story-based and nonstory-based studies of ToM. The conjunction of these two meta-analyses reveals a core mentalizing network that includes areas not typically noted by previous reviews. A third ALE meta-analysis was conducted with respect to story comprehension in order to examine the relation between ToM and stories. Story processing overlapped with many regions of the core mentalizing network, and these shared regions bear some resemblance to a network implicated by a number of other processes.

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Authors: Mar, R. A.
Affiliations: York University (CA)
Corresponding author: Mar, Raymond A.
ORCID: Mar, Raymond A.
Venue: Annual Review of Psychology
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2011-01-10
Volume: 62
Issue: 1
Pages: 103-134
ISSN: 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
1545-2085
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-120709-145406
OpenAlex: W2126395049
Semantic Scholar: ab18fcdb39fe1c2e0e9cd1eac8dbf492ce7e326b
Cited by: 950
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FWCI: 6.43
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
Keywords: theory of mind, mentalization, social cognition, narrative comprehension, narrative processing, mentalizing network, medial prefrontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, temporoparietal junction, neural basis of social cognition
MeSH terms: Brain, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Reading, Social Perception, Comprehension, Theory of Mind

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The Neural Bases of Social Cognition and Story Comprehension

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