%0 Journal Article %1 Kobayashi2006210 %A Kobayashi, Chiyoko %A Glover, Gary H. %A Temple, Elise %D 2006 %J Brain and Language %K ToM between_subjects brain methodology neurosome stimuli %N 2 %P 210 - 220 %R DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2006.04.013 %T Cultural and linguistic influence on neural bases of `Theory of Mind': An fMRI study with Japanese bilinguals %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WC0-4K42DGF-2/2/614e469b8825322860aa62e1b2d1e318 %V 98 %X Theory of mind (ToM)--our ability to predict behaviors of others in terms of their underlying intentions--has been thought to be universal and invariant across different cultures. However, several ToM studies conducted outside the Anglo-American cultural or linguistic boundaries have obtained mixed results. To examine the influence of culture/language on neural bases of ToM, we studied 16 American English-speaking monolinguals and 16 Japanese-English bilinguals with second-order false-belief story tasks, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Several neural correlates of ToM including medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) were recruited by both cultural/linguistic groups. However, some other brain areas including inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) were employed in a culture/language-specific manner, during the ToM tasks. These results suggest that the ways in which adults understand ToM are not entirely universal.

@article{Kobayashi2006210, abstract = {Theory of mind (ToM)--our ability to predict behaviors of others in terms of their underlying intentions--has been thought to be universal and invariant across different cultures. However, several ToM studies conducted outside the Anglo-American cultural or linguistic boundaries have obtained mixed results. To examine the influence of culture/language on neural bases of ToM, we studied 16 American English-speaking monolinguals and 16 Japanese-English bilinguals with second-order false-belief story tasks, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Several neural correlates of ToM including medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) were recruited by both cultural/linguistic groups. However, some other brain areas including inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) were employed in a culture/language-specific manner, during the ToM tasks. These results suggest that the ways in which adults understand ToM are not entirely universal.}, added-at = {2009-11-12T12:36:40.000+0100}, author = {Kobayashi, Chiyoko and Glover, Gary H. and Temple, Elise}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/227167ee4a83e1dc4ef98ea0c42443aca/philoscience}, description = {ScienceDirect - Brain and Language : Cultural and linguistic influence on neural bases of ‘Theory of Mind’: An fMRI study with Japanese bilinguals}, doi = {DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2006.04.013}, interhash = {b9175847531bb07f5ba9835101c90792}, intrahash = {27167ee4a83e1dc4ef98ea0c42443aca}, issn = {0093-934X}, journal = {Brain and Language}, keywords = {ToM between_subjects brain methodology neurosome stimuli}, number = 2, pages = {210 - 220}, timestamp = {2009-11-12T12:37:49.000+0100}, title = {Cultural and linguistic influence on neural bases of [`]Theory of Mind': An fMRI study with Japanese bilinguals}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WC0-4K42DGF-2/2/614e469b8825322860aa62e1b2d1e318}, volume = 98, year = 2006 }