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The brain origins of early social cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

Tobias Grossmann Open the ORCID record for Tobias Grossmann [Opens in a new window]
Tobias Grossmann*
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA www.tobiasgrossmann.com
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Corresponding author: Tobias Grossmann; Email: tg3ny@virginia.edu
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Abstract

This commentary challenges Spelke's view on the early development of social cognition from a neuroscience perspective by presenting an overlooked body of evidence from neuroimaging research on joint attention with human infants. Indeed, evidence demonstrating adult-like, neural sensitivity to joint attention in young infants, supports alternative theoretical views concerning the origins of uniquely human forms of social cognition.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e128
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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