Markus Aichhorn

TL;DR: Overlap in brain activation between all task groups was found in the mPFC and in the bilateral posterior TPJ, supporting the idea of a core network for theory of mind that is activated whenever the authors are reasoning about mental states, irrespective of the task- and stimulus-formats.

TL;DR: This study suggests that the dorsal part of the TPJ region is responsible for representing perspective differences and making behavioral predictions, while the more ventral part of TPJ and the MPFC region isresponsible for predicting behavioral consequences and theMPFC also emotional consequences of mental states.

TL;DR: Activations by added false sign and temporal change control vignettes in these areas showed that the right temporo-parietal junction (TPJ-R) is specifically associated with processing mental states like belief and TPJ-L was also activated by false signs suggesting an association with processing perspective differences for mental and non-mental objects in line with work on visual perspective tasks.

TL;DR: Women using hormonal contraceptives showed significantly larger prefrontal cortices, pre- and postcentral gyri, parahippocampal and fusiform gyri and temporal regions, compared to women not using contraceptives, modulated by menstrual cycle phases and hormonal contraceptives.

TL;DR: A fourth, true belief vignette (TB) required teleological reasoning, that is, prediction of a rational action without any doubts being raised about the adequacy of the actor's information about reality.