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Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind

Most humans are able to understand their own mental states and that of others through verbal and nonverbal forms of communication. This "Theory of Mind" allows us to understand one another, in a sense - to read minds. Learn more about the social mind, its evolution and discover if any other animals can also read minds.
(from uctv.tv)

Comparing Apes and Dogs. A key feature of human social interactions is the ability to make inferences about other individuals' mental states (e.g. others' knowledge, beliefs and desires). Juliane Kaminski (Univ of Portsmouth, UK) reviews studies which investigate whether the cognitive capacities underlying these skills are uniquely human or shared, at least to some degree, with other species.

3. Comparing Apes and Dogs


Go to the Series Home or watch other lectures:

1. What is Theory of Mind?
2. "Mind Reading" in Chimpanzees
3. Comparing Apes and Dogs
4. The Social Brain in Adolescence
5. Reflections of Dolphin and Elephant Minds
6. Mirror Neurons and More
7. Brain Imaging Studies
8. Emergence of Theory of Mind in Human Babies
9. What Makes Humans Different?