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SUBMITTER: Vetter NC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4090969 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vetter Nora C NC Weigelt Sarah S Döhnel Katrin K Smolka Michael N MN Kliegel Matthias M
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20130528 7
Affective Theory of Mind (ToM), an important aspect of ToM, involves the understanding of affective mental states. This ability is critical in the developmental phase of adolescence, which is often related with socio-emotional problems. Using a developmentally sensitive behavioral task in combination with functional magnetic resonance imaging, the present study investigated the neural development of affective ToM throughout adolescence. Eighteen adolescent (ages 12-14 years) and 18 young adult w ...[more]