Mental model ascription – also called mindreading – is the process of inferring the mental states of others, which happens as a matter of course in social interactions. But although ubiquitous, mindreading is presumably a highly variable process: people mindread to different extents and with different results. We hypothesize that human mindreading ability relies on a large number of personal an...

Imagination or mental imagery is the capability of generating sensory experiences without actual sensory inflow. These sensory experiences might be the results of actions that are not carried out physically but only simulated within the cognitive system of an agent. We propose a model architecture for mental imagery that enables an artificial agent to generate views of parts of himself based on...

background:the different duration of delay to first contact with a psychiatrist in depressive disordered patients has been observed in western and non western cultures. this study aimed to examine the duration and predictive factors of delay in contact with a psychiatrist in depressive patients in isfahan city of iran. methods:in this cross sectional study 156 depressive patients were recruited...