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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Cognition

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  • Theory of Mind (ToM) enables processing of others' mental states, including false beliefs.
  • Implicit ToM (iToM) operates unconsciously, contrasting with explicit ToM (eToM) which is conscious.
  • Neural networks for explicit ToM involve frontal, temporal, and parietal cortices, but iToM underpinnings are unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural basis of implicit false-belief processing using the 'Sally-Anne' task.
  • To determine if implicit false-belief processing recruits distinct or overlapping brain regions with explicit ToM.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous fMRI and eye-tracking during 'Sally-Anne' movie stimuli.
  • Localization of brain areas involved in explicit general-belief processing.
  • Analysis of blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) activity differences between false-belief and true-belief trials in the iToM paradigm.

Main Results:

  • Participants exhibited eye movements indicative of implicit false-belief processing.
  • The left anterior superior temporal sulcus and precuneus showed significantly higher BOLD activity for false-belief compared to true-belief trials.
  • The right temporal-parietal junction, active during explicit ToM, did not show this difference in the iToM paradigm.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest a fractionation of brain regions supporting explicit and implicit ToM.
  • Implicit false-belief processing, even in the absence of awareness, relies on specific neural pathways.
  • The left anterior superior temporal sulcus and precuneus are key areas for unconscious belief processing.