Acquisition and development of theory of mind in infancy and toddlerhood: brain imaging evidence
CAO Ying1, RONG Mengjie1,2,3, YANG Ning3, ZUO Xinian1,2,3
1. Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China；2. Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; 3. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Abstract：The acquisition and development of theory of mind (ToM) is an important issue receiving attention of research on infants and toddlers (0－3 years old), involving the research on the processing mechanism of ToM and the establishment of theoretical framework during this period. From the perspective of cognitive neuroscience, we summarize the brain imaging evidence based on the observation of different neuroimaging technologies, for the two components of ToM in infancy and toddlerhood. The results support the view that “children acquire ToM during the age of 0－3”， enriching the lifespan development perspective of ToM and providing comprehensive evidence for exploring the acquisition time, neural processing mechanism as well as the brain network foundation of ToM. In order to prove that ToM has been acquired in the early age, future research can combine cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology and use a variety of neuroimaging techniques to track the development of children's ToM.
曹 莹，荣孟杰，杨 宁，左西年. 婴幼儿早期心理理论的获得与发展：脑影像学证据[J]. 教育生物学杂志, 2021, 9(3): 163-.
CAO Ying, RONG Mengjie, YANG Ning, ZUO Xinian. Acquisition and development of theory of mind in infancy and toddlerhood: brain imaging evidence. JOURNAL OF BIO-EDUCATION, 2021, 9(3): 163-.
