Human adults recruit distinct networks of brain regions to think about the bodies and minds
of others. This study characterizes the development of these networks, and tests for …

When we watch movies, we consider the characters’ mental states in order to understand
and predict the narrative. Recent work in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) uses …

How much of the structure of the human mind and brain is already specified at birth, and how
much arises from experience? In this article, we consider the test case of extrastriate visual …

The human capacity to reason about others' minds includes making causal inferences about
intentions, beliefs, values, and goals. Previous fMRI research has suggested that a network …

Plasticity in the visual cortex of blind individuals provides a rare window into the mechanisms
of cortical specialization. In the absence of visual input, occipital (“visual”) brain regions …

Abstract Language provides a rich source of information about other people’s thoughts and
feelings. Consequently, delayed access to language may influence conceptual development …

Importance Preterm birth and socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with brain structure
in childhood, but the relative contributions of each during the neonatal period are unknown…

One of the most widely cited features of the neural phenotype of autism is reduced “integrity”
of long-range white matter tracts, a claim based primarily on diffusion imaging studies. …

Human observers show robust activity in distinct brain networks during movie-viewing. For
example, scenes that emphasize characters’ thoughts evoke activity in the “Theory of Mind” (…

The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a modulator of brain and behavior but its
role in early childhood, when the microbiome and the brain are both undergoing rapid …