The brain mechanism underlying the understanding of action intention and mentalizing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2018.04.019
- VernacularTitle:动作意图理解与心智化的脑机制
- Author:
Mengyuan DING
1
;
Huihua DENG
;
Suhao PENG
;
Dan TAO
;
Yue LENG
Author Information
1. 210096 南京,东南大学学习科学研究中心,儿童发展与学习科学教育部重点实验室
- Keywords:
Understanding of action intention;
Empathy;
Mentalizing;
Cerebral Mechanism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2018;27(4):381-384
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Mentalizing is the vital cognitive basis of understanding of action intention.However,there are few studies on the complex relationship of them.The present study,firstly,discusses the concepts and the brain mechanisms of empathy and understanding of action intention,indicating the temporal dynamic features of mentalizing as well as understanding of action intention.Secondly,based on Intention Processing Network,the process of mentalizing in understanding of action intention is in hierarchy and division.During which,ventral medial prefrontal lobe plays a vital role on integrating and transforming the cognitive and affective information.Empathy and mentalizing transform into each other through ventral medial prefrontal lobe.So empathy probably mediates the relationship of mentalizing and understanding of action intention.Empathy,mentalizing and understanding of action intention can be integrated under the framework of hybrid models.Future studies should examine the relationship between empathy and understanding of action intention by empirical researches.
