Predicting Theory of Mind in children from the infant connectome
Clara Schüler,
Philipp Berger,
Charlotte Grosse Wiesmann
Abstract:A pivotal developmental milestone is reached around 9 months when infants begin to coordinate their attention with others. Joint attention acts as a catalyst for infants' learning and is proposed to predict later social cognitive development, including understanding others' minds (Theory of Mind, ToM). However, neural markers predicting joint attention development and their predictive value for later social cognitive abilities remain unknown. Here, we trained a model to identify whole-brain connectivity patter… Show more
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