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  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Cognition

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  • Mentalizing, crucial for social cognition, varies among individuals and develops through adolescence.
  • Neural mechanisms underlying individual differences in adolescent mentalizing remain unclear.
  • Interactions within and between brain networks like the default-mode network (DMN), frontoparietal network (FPN), and cingulo-opercular/salience network (CO/SN) are implicated in cognitive differences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if intrinsic connectivity within and between the DMN, FPN, and CO/SN explains inter-individual differences in affective mentalizing ability in adolescents.
  • To explore the neural underpinnings of variations in social cognitive skills during early adolescence.

Main Methods:

  • Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to measure brain activity in 66 young adolescents (11-14 years).
  • Affective mentalizing ability was assessed using the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test.
  • Bootstrapping enhanced penalized multiple regression analysis predicted mentalizing performance based on within and between network connectivity values.

Main Results:

  • Stronger connectivity between the DMN and FPN predicted better affective mentalizing performance.
  • Lower within-network connectivity of the FPN and CO/SN also predicted enhanced mentalizing ability.
  • These findings highlight specific network interactions associated with social cognitive development.

Conclusions:

  • Intrinsic connectivity patterns within and between the DMN, FPN, and CO/SN are significant predictors of affective mentalizing ability in early adolescence.
  • This study offers novel insights into the normative developmental trajectory of neural mechanisms supporting social cognition in young adolescents.
  • Understanding these neural correlates can inform interventions aimed at supporting social cognitive development.