An important task in social cognition is understanding what another person is paying attention to. Accurately perceiving the attention, intention, and beliefs of another person, so-called “theory of mind,” underpins fluent social functioning and high social-emotional intelligence. The “mind beam” hypothesis of social attention, which has been supported by non-invasive functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments, posits that the brain models the attention of others as an implied motion, or “mind beam,” connecting agents to attended objects.
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Exploring the electrophysiological basis of a novel mechanism for the social perception of attention - the “mind beam” hypothesis
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Shahin, Maryam N. : Oregon Health and Science University Stevens, Ian : Oregon Health and Science University Tan, Hao : Oregon Health and Science University Raslan, Ahmed M. : Oregon Health and Science University Guterstam, Arvid : Karolinska Institutet Collins, Kelly L. : Oregon Health and Science University
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Research Week, Oregon Health and Science University, 2023