Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years
Human adults recruit distinct networks of brain regions to think about the bodies and minds of others. This study characterizes the development of these networks, and tests for relationships between neural development and behavioral changes in reasoning about others' minds ('theory of mind...
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| author | Riobueno-Naylor, Alexa Richardson, Hilary Lisandrelli, Grace Saxe, Rebecca R |
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| description | Human adults recruit distinct networks of brain regions to think about the bodies and minds of others. This study characterizes the development of these networks, and tests for relationships between neural development and behavioral changes in reasoning about others' minds ('theory of mind', ToM). A large sample of children (n = 122, 3-12 years), and adults (n = 33), watched a short movie while undergoing fMRI. The movie highlights the characters' bodily sensations (often pain) and mental states (beliefs, desires, emotions), and is a feasible experiment for young children. Here we report three main findings: (1) ToM and pain networks are functionally distinct by age 3 years, (2) functional specialization increases throughout childhood, and (3) functional maturity of each network is related to increasingly anti-correlated responses between the networks. Furthermore, the most studied milestone in ToM development, passing explicit false-belief tasks, does not correspond to discontinuities in the development of the social brain. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1152092022-09-28T09:31:17Z Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years Riobueno-Naylor, Alexa Richardson, Hilary Lisandrelli, Grace Saxe, Rebecca R Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Richardson, Hilary Lisandrelli, Grace Saxe, Rebecca R Human adults recruit distinct networks of brain regions to think about the bodies and minds of others. This study characterizes the development of these networks, and tests for relationships between neural development and behavioral changes in reasoning about others' minds ('theory of mind', ToM). A large sample of children (n = 122, 3-12 years), and adults (n = 33), watched a short movie while undergoing fMRI. The movie highlights the characters' bodily sensations (often pain) and mental states (beliefs, desires, emotions), and is a feasible experiment for young children. Here we report three main findings: (1) ToM and pain networks are functionally distinct by age 3 years, (2) functional specialization increases throughout childhood, and (3) functional maturity of each network is related to increasingly anti-correlated responses between the networks. Furthermore, the most studied milestone in ToM development, passing explicit false-belief tasks, does not correspond to discontinuities in the development of the social brain. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Award 1122374) National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Award 095518) National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Award R01-MH096914-05) 2018-05-03T16:23:13Z 2018-05-03T16:23:13Z 2018-03 2017-03 2018-04-27T13:29:20Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2041-1723 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115209 Richardson, Hilary et al. “Development of the Social Brain from Age Three to Twelve Years.” Nature Communications 9, 1 (March 2018): 1027 © 2018 The Author(s) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3444-805X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-1791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03399-2 Nature Communications Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Nature Publishing Group Nature Communications |
| spellingShingle | Riobueno-Naylor, Alexa Richardson, Hilary Lisandrelli, Grace Saxe, Rebecca R Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| title | Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| title_full | Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| title_fullStr | Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| title_short | Development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| title_sort | development of the social brain from age three to twelve years |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115209 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3444-805X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-1791 |
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