We think about others’ thoughts about our thoughts to navigate romance, sarcasm, gossip, and nuclear standoffs. But recursive mentalizing is hard. In a model contest, I show that under pressure our inner vision goes blurry, not blind. #TheoryOfMind
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We think about others’ thoughts about our thoughts to navigate romance, sarcasm, gossip, and nuclear standoffs. But recursive mentalizing is hard. In a model contest, I show that under pressure our inner vision goes blurry, not blind. #TheoryOfMind
Bonobos recognize ignorance in others and adjust their communication, showing a key aspect of theory of mind. This study challenges past assumptions about primate cognition. #TheoryOfMind #Bonobos #Primatology #Psychology #Anthropology
The Mind-Reading Apes: Bonobos Adjust Their Communication Based on Human Knowledge
New research challenges our assumptions about theory of mind in nonhuman primates.
www.primatology.net
February 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bonobos recognize ignorance in others and adjust their communication, showing a key aspect of theory of mind. This study challenges past assumptions about primate cognition. #TheoryOfMind #Bonobos #Primatology #Psychology #Anthropology
"(...) science of theory of mind in the context of autism is bad science. I argue that it is pseudoscience." (Travis LaCroix, 2023). More details on this reference here 👇
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/135
#Autism #TheoryOfMind
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/135
#Autism #TheoryOfMind
Autism and the pseudoscience of mind
Learn more
autidacts.org
October 11, 2024 at 1:50 PM
"(...) science of theory of mind in the context of autism is bad science. I argue that it is pseudoscience." (Travis LaCroix, 2023). More details on this reference here 👇
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/135
#Autism #TheoryOfMind
autidacts.org/en/pg-ref/135
#Autism #TheoryOfMind
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Bonobos are brainiacs! 🧠
New research shows they can understand when a human is clueless and will actually help them out.
This suggests a complex understanding of others' mental states, something scientists call "theory of mind."
#Bonobos #Cognition #TheoryOfMind #AnimalIntelligence
Bonobos are brainiacs! 🧠
New research shows they can understand when a human is clueless and will actually help them out.
This suggests a complex understanding of others' mental states, something scientists call "theory of mind."
#Bonobos #Cognition #TheoryOfMind #AnimalIntelligence
February 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Bonobos are brainiacs! 🧠
New research shows they can understand when a human is clueless and will actually help them out.
This suggests a complex understanding of others' mental states, something scientists call "theory of mind."
#Bonobos #Cognition #TheoryOfMind #AnimalIntelligence
Bonobos are brainiacs! 🧠
New research shows they can understand when a human is clueless and will actually help them out.
This suggests a complex understanding of others' mental states, something scientists call "theory of mind."
#Bonobos #Cognition #TheoryOfMind #AnimalIntelligence
Third day of the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2025 (#kscb2025) starts with a keynote talk by Peter Dayan on #gametheory, #theoryofmind and how they impact #socialgames such as #dictatorgames and #ultimatumgames.
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
July 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Third day of the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2025 (#kscb2025) starts with a keynote talk by Peter Dayan on #gametheory, #theoryofmind and how they impact #socialgames such as #dictatorgames and #ultimatumgames.
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
@cbehav.bsky.social
https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/
neurosciencenews.com/cerebellum-e... #Cerebellum Shapes Children’s #Empathy and #TheoryofMind - #Neuroscience News
Cerebellum Shapes Children’s Empathy and Theory of Mind - Neuroscience News
Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three and five.
neurosciencenews.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
neurosciencenews.com/cerebellum-e... #Cerebellum Shapes Children’s #Empathy and #TheoryofMind - #Neuroscience News
Theory of Mind is essential for empathy, friendships and the development of social skills 👌
#Edpsychs #TheoryOfMind #SEND
#Edpsychs #TheoryOfMind #SEND
Theory of Mind (ToM). It helps Children ‘read’ others’ thoughts & feelings, vital for empathy, friendships, and classroom harmony
📌 Try these in your setting:
➡️ Role-play (How would you feel?)
➡️ Story discussions (guess the character’s motive!)
➡️ Emotion card games
#SENDSupport #Edpsychs
📌 Try these in your setting:
➡️ Role-play (How would you feel?)
➡️ Story discussions (guess the character’s motive!)
➡️ Emotion card games
#SENDSupport #Edpsychs
August 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Theory of Mind is essential for empathy, friendships and the development of social skills 👌
#Edpsychs #TheoryOfMind #SEND
#Edpsychs #TheoryOfMind #SEND
Great work by Julia Stietz replicating age differences in #empathy and #TheoryOfMind / #PerspectiveTaking
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Julia Stietz from our lab talks about "Age group differences in social affect and cognition and their neural correlates"
November 29, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Great work by Julia Stietz replicating age differences in #empathy and #TheoryOfMind / #PerspectiveTaking
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
I'm thinking about #stigma and #disability and things like #theoryofmind and slow vs fast thinking patterns. Even when told it is false, we assume others bodies and minds work like ours. This is a fast thinking pattern and majority groups rarely experiences the consequences of such an assumption 1/4
November 22, 2024 at 9:52 PM
I'm thinking about #stigma and #disability and things like #theoryofmind and slow vs fast thinking patterns. Even when told it is false, we assume others bodies and minds work like ours. This is a fast thinking pattern and majority groups rarely experiences the consequences of such an assumption 1/4
#FWakeMeMeMe #EgomaniaAbounds
#SocialMediaSociety #UniversalReality
#FWakeWereYou #Egomania #Egoism /\
#FWakeAdvice /\ #FWakeFranLab
#FWakePersonal #FWakePersonalStuff /\
#TheoryOfMind #FWakeTheoryOfMind
#ContextBewildermentAbounds /\
#FWakeTimeIndex 774 seconds
youtu.be/vBV6lzGOwt0?...
#SocialMediaSociety #UniversalReality
#FWakeWereYou #Egomania #Egoism /\
#FWakeAdvice /\ #FWakeFranLab
#FWakePersonal #FWakePersonalStuff /\
#TheoryOfMind #FWakeTheoryOfMind
#ContextBewildermentAbounds /\
#FWakeTimeIndex 774 seconds
youtu.be/vBV6lzGOwt0?...
Is Fran Blowing Up Her YouTube Channel?
YouTube video by Fran Blanche
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New research shows bonobos can exercise "theory of mind"—they know when humans are ignorant and respond to bridge the knowledge gap. This suggests apes share key cognitive abilities with humans, essential for social behaviors like teaching and communication. #Bonobos #TheoryOfMind
Bonobos can spot bozos: Apes can tell when humans act stupid
The study provides clear evidence that apes can intuit another's ignorance, a trait once thought uniquely human.
interestingengineering.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
New research shows bonobos can exercise "theory of mind"—they know when humans are ignorant and respond to bridge the knowledge gap. This suggests apes share key cognitive abilities with humans, essential for social behaviors like teaching and communication. #Bonobos #TheoryOfMind
A reminder of what flies over unseen on autumn nights#migrantbirds #theoryofmind
dghaskell.com/2016/09/14/rem…
dghaskell.com/2016/09/14/rem…
Reminder of what flies over unseen on autumn nights
A sora, dead on the road outside the post office in Sewanee, Tennessee. These are wetland birds of the north. A dry road gutter in a town built in the southern forested uplands is a far cry from th…
dghaskell.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:34 PM
A reminder of what flies over unseen on autumn nights#migrantbirds #theoryofmind
dghaskell.com/2016/09/14/rem…
dghaskell.com/2016/09/14/rem…
Bonobos erkennen Unwissenheit anderer https://wp.me/p36Ae-1auS Die Menschenaffen machen den Unwissenden dann per Fingerzeig darauf aufmerksam, wie ein Experiment zeigt...dass Bonobos die Fähigkeit zur Perspektiv-Übernahme besitzen.. #Bonobos #TheoryofMind #Perspektivübernahme
Bonobos erkennen Unwissenheit anderer
Gedankliche Leistung: Wie wir Menschen können auch Bonobos erkennen, ob ihr Gegenüber etwas nicht sieht oder weiß. Die Menschenaffen machen den Unwissenden dann per Fingerzeig darauf aufmerksam, wie ein Experiment zeigt. Dies belegt, dass Bonobos die Fähigkeit zur Perspektiv-Übernahme besitzen und demnach Aspekte der sogenannten „Theory of Mind“ beherrschen. Diese Fähigkeit ist demnach kein exklusives Merkmal der menschlichen Kognition und Kommunikation, sondern kommt auch bei Menschenaffen vor.
brightsblog.wordpress.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Bonobos erkennen Unwissenheit anderer https://wp.me/p36Ae-1auS Die Menschenaffen machen den Unwissenden dann per Fingerzeig darauf aufmerksam, wie ein Experiment zeigt...dass Bonobos die Fähigkeit zur Perspektiv-Übernahme besitzen.. #Bonobos #TheoryofMind #Perspektivübernahme
A study shows Theory‑of‑Mind defense blocks up to 97% of sensitive queries, while CoDef reaches a Balanced Outcome score of 79.8%; code is open‑source on GitHub. https://getnews.me/compositional-privacy-risks-in-multi-agent-llms-and-new-defenses/ #compositionalprivacy #theoryofmind
September 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A study shows Theory‑of‑Mind defense blocks up to 97% of sensitive queries, while CoDef reaches a Balanced Outcome score of 79.8%; code is open‑source on GitHub. https://getnews.me/compositional-privacy-risks-in-multi-agent-llms-and-new-defenses/ #compositionalprivacy #theoryofmind
LLM‑Hanabi, a benchmark using Hanabi, measures Theory‑of‑Mind in large language models; first‑order ToM ability correlates strongly with higher game scores (6 Oct 2025). https://getnews.me/llm-hanabi-benchmark-evaluates-theory-of-mind-in-ai-collaboration/ #theoryofmind #hanabi
October 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
LLM‑Hanabi, a benchmark using Hanabi, measures Theory‑of‑Mind in large language models; first‑order ToM ability correlates strongly with higher game scores (6 Oct 2025). https://getnews.me/llm-hanabi-benchmark-evaluates-theory-of-mind-in-ai-collaboration/ #theoryofmind #hanabi
September 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I missed seeing this article when it was published in Nov 2024.
As to the title, I am not convinced. Are you? If so, why?
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
#ai #theoryofmind
As to the title, I am not convinced. Are you? If so, why?
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
#ai #theoryofmind
AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do
Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.
www.wired.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I missed seeing this article when it was published in Nov 2024.
As to the title, I am not convinced. Are you? If so, why?
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
#ai #theoryofmind
As to the title, I am not convinced. Are you? If so, why?
www.wired.com/story/plaint...
#ai #theoryofmind
A new survey covers theory of mind, generative AI and deep joint source-channel coding in semantic communications. Read more: https://getnews.me/survey-of-semantic-communications-theory-of-mind-generative-ai-djscc/ #semanticcommunications #theoryofmind #generativeai
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A new survey covers theory of mind, generative AI and deep joint source-channel coding in semantic communications. Read more: https://getnews.me/survey-of-semantic-communications-theory-of-mind-generative-ai-djscc/ #semanticcommunications #theoryofmind #generativeai
Graph-Based AI Predicts Cyber Attacks and Trajectories in Real Time 🚀🔐🖥️ www.azoai.com/news/2024121... #Cybersecurity #AI #GraphNeuralNetworks #TheoryOfMind #MachineLearning #CyberDefense #NetworkSecurity #AttackPrediction #Innovation #RealTimeDefense
Graph-Based AI Predicts Cyber Attacks and Trajectories in Real Time
Researchers at BAE Systems introduced GIGO-ToM, a graph-based model that predicts cyber attackers' targets and strategies, enhancing real-time defense in complex networks.
www.azoai.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Graph-Based AI Predicts Cyber Attacks and Trajectories in Real Time 🚀🔐🖥️ www.azoai.com/news/2024121... #Cybersecurity #AI #GraphNeuralNetworks #TheoryOfMind #MachineLearning #CyberDefense #NetworkSecurity #AttackPrediction #Innovation #RealTimeDefense
In last week’s Spirituality webinar, there was a brief discussion in the chat box between a Muslim and Christian Autistic, when the topic of Theory of Mind came up in the presentation. 🧵👇
#AutisticRamadan #SEMA #AutismAcceptance #Ramadan #Empathy #Spirituality #HyperEmpathy #TheoryofMind
#AutisticRamadan #SEMA #AutismAcceptance #Ramadan #Empathy #Spirituality #HyperEmpathy #TheoryofMind
March 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In last week’s Spirituality webinar, there was a brief discussion in the chat box between a Muslim and Christian Autistic, when the topic of Theory of Mind came up in the presentation. 🧵👇
#AutisticRamadan #SEMA #AutismAcceptance #Ramadan #Empathy #Spirituality #HyperEmpathy #TheoryofMind
#AutisticRamadan #SEMA #AutismAcceptance #Ramadan #Empathy #Spirituality #HyperEmpathy #TheoryofMind
Cheeky monkeys and youthful entrepreneurship in Vrindavan, India [via NPR] 🧪🐒🥭👦
"He makes [~] $6 to $12 a day this way: a useful middleman between monkeys who... swap stolen eyeglasses for juice"
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#monkey #theft #reward #entrepreneurship #sentience #TheoryOfMind
"He makes [~] $6 to $12 a day this way: a useful middleman between monkeys who... swap stolen eyeglasses for juice"
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#monkey #theft #reward #entrepreneurship #sentience #TheoryOfMind
How do you keep monkeys from making mischief?
In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Cheeky monkeys and youthful entrepreneurship in Vrindavan, India [via NPR] 🧪🐒🥭👦
"He makes [~] $6 to $12 a day this way: a useful middleman between monkeys who... swap stolen eyeglasses for juice"
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#monkey #theft #reward #entrepreneurship #sentience #TheoryOfMind
"He makes [~] $6 to $12 a day this way: a useful middleman between monkeys who... swap stolen eyeglasses for juice"
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#monkey #theft #reward #entrepreneurship #sentience #TheoryOfMind
New paper out gender differences in #empathy #compassion #prosocialgiving and (not) #TheoryofMind in N=295 and N=226 participants.
Congrats to Brennan McDonald
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to Brennan McDonald
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2023 at 9:44 PM
New paper out gender differences in #empathy #compassion #prosocialgiving and (not) #TheoryofMind in N=295 and N=226 participants.
Congrats to Brennan McDonald
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats to Brennan McDonald
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Not the article I was quite thinking of, but I just glanced through the wiki page for #TheoryOfMind
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_...
and I remain amazed how LITTLE we understand about how thought occurs, how it is remembered, localized, etc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_...
and I remain amazed how LITTLE we understand about how thought occurs, how it is remembered, localized, etc.
Theory of mind - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Not the article I was quite thinking of, but I just glanced through the wiki page for #TheoryOfMind
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_...
and I remain amazed how LITTLE we understand about how thought occurs, how it is remembered, localized, etc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_...
and I remain amazed how LITTLE we understand about how thought occurs, how it is remembered, localized, etc.
Inside the Brain: The Neural Dance of Thinking, Feeling, and Connecting
#Neuroscience #SocialBrain #TheoryOfMind #Empathy #BrainScience #MindAndEmotion #NeuralNetworks #SelfAwareness #SocialCognition #BrainTips
youtube.com/shorts/F9wZ8...
#Neuroscience #SocialBrain #TheoryOfMind #Empathy #BrainScience #MindAndEmotion #NeuralNetworks #SelfAwareness #SocialCognition #BrainTips
youtube.com/shorts/F9wZ8...
youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Inside the Brain: The Neural Dance of Thinking, Feeling, and Connecting
#Neuroscience #SocialBrain #TheoryOfMind #Empathy #BrainScience #MindAndEmotion #NeuralNetworks #SelfAwareness #SocialCognition #BrainTips
youtube.com/shorts/F9wZ8...
#Neuroscience #SocialBrain #TheoryOfMind #Empathy #BrainScience #MindAndEmotion #NeuralNetworks #SelfAwareness #SocialCognition #BrainTips
youtube.com/shorts/F9wZ8...