We believe we have a sense or intuition of what our spouse, co-worker or child is thinking. But what is happening in the brain when we are thinking about other peoples' thoughts? Cognitive neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe shares her lab work that shows a region of the brain almost exclusively dedicated to assessing the motives, passions and beliefs of other people.
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