The ability to attribute mental states oneself and others, known as the theory of mind (ToM), has been widely researched over past 40 years, along with its relation language comprehension. However, a majority research on between ToM used only verbal tasks assessing false belief understanding measure ToM. Therefore, this study aimed analyze ToM, using larger battery measures, different demands. ...

Social reasoning necessitates the capacity of theory mind (ToM), ability to contextualise and attribute mental states others without having access their internal cognitive structure. Recent machine learning approaches ToM have demonstrated that we can train observer read past present behaviours other agents infer beliefs (including false about things no longer exist), goals, intentions future a...

At present, more than one-fifth of humanity is unable to read and write. We critically examine experimental evidence and theories of how (il)literacy affects the human mind. In our discussion, we show that literacy has significant cognitive consequences that go beyond the processing of written words and sentences. Thus, cultural inventions such as reading shape general cognitive processing in n...