La Teoria della Mente nella prima infanzia: prospettive di ricerca

Abstract

The Theory of Mind in Infancy: Research Perspectives - The paper presents a commentary on Antonella Marchetti e Francesca Sangiuliano Intra’s theoretical article Mentalizzazione e tempo. La comprensione della mente attraverso le età e le relazioni that reviews innovative fields of investigation into the development of Theory of Mind. The progress of current research on the development of internal state language and on the neural bases of desire-belief reasoning is considered, and some gaps present in the literature are highlighted. The author refers to recent empirical evidence for distinct behavioural and neural patterns for imperative and declarative pointing, and briefly considers its implications for existing theories.

Keywords

• Theoryof Mind
• Internal State Language
• Neurobiological Correlates
• Pointing
• Infancy