List of contributors
Part 1: Theory of mind in normal development and autism
1. Theory of mind and autism: a fifteen year review , Simon Baron-Cohen
2. Developing understandings of mind , Henry M. Wellman and Kristin H. Lagattuta
3. Early theories of mind: what the theory theory can tell us about autism , Alison Gopnik, Lisa Capps, and Andrew N. Meltzoff
4. Autism: deficits in folk psychology exist alongside superiority in folk physics , Simon Baron-Cohen
5. Language and theory of mind: what are the developmental relationships? , Jill de Villiers
6. Language and understanding minds: connections in autism , Helen Tager-Flusberg
7. Theory of mind and executive function: is there a developmental relationship? , Josef Perner and Birgit Lang
8. Pretending, imagery and self-awareness in autism , Paul L. Harris and Hilary J. Leevers
9. Parts and wholes, meaning and minds: central coherence and its relation to theory of mind , Francesca Happé
10. Aspects of autism that theory of mind cannot explain , Kate C. Plaisted
Part 2: Theory of mind: neurobiological aspects
11. The role of the frontal lobes and the amygdala in theory of mind , Valerie E. Stone
12. How can studies of the monkey brain help us to understand 'theory of mind' and autism in humans? , Nathan J. Emery and David I. Perrett
13. Cerebral lateralization and theory of mind , Hiram Brownell et al.
14. The physiological basis of theory of mind: functional neuroimaging studies , Chris Frith and Uta Frith
15. Theory of mind in action: developmental perspectives on social neuroscience , Ami Klin, Robert Schultz, and Donald J. Cohen
Part 3: Theory of mind: clinical aspects
16. Theory of mind in other clinical conditions: is a selective 'theory of mind' deficit exclusive to autism? , Rhiannon Corcoran
17. Theory of mind and the early diagnosis of autism , Tony Charman
18. Teaching theory of mind to individuals with autism , John Swettenham
Part 4: Theory of mind: anthropological and evolutionary issues
19. Do chimpanzees use their gestures to instruct each other , Daniel J. Povinelli and Daniela K. O'Neill
20. Palaeoanthropological perspectives on the theory of mind , Steven Mithen
21. Culture and understanding other minds , Penelope G. Vinden and Janet Wilde Astington
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