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ArticleImaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2026

Neural and behavioural correlates of theory of mind reasoning in five-year-old children born preterm.

Selina Abel, Melissa Thye, Katie Mckinnon, Rebekah Smikle, Jean Skelton, Lorena Jiménez-Sánchez, Ray Amir, Gayle Barclay, Charlotte Jardine, Donna Mcintyre and 9 more

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Article in Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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19 authors.

Selina AbelCentre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5117-1187
Melissa ThyeCentre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6383-6361
Katie MckinnonCentre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-1450
Rebekah SmikleCentre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4948-7919
Jean SkeltonSchool of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1728-5885
Lorena Jiménez-SánchezSchool of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9461-0675
Ray AmirCentre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Gayle BarclayEdinburgh Imaging Facility, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Charlotte JardineEdinburgh Imaging Facility, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Donna McintyreEdinburgh Imaging Facility, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Iona HamiltonEdinburgh Imaging Facility, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Yu Wei ChuaDepartment of Public Health, Policy and Systems, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Aditi HosangadiDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Alan QuigleyDepartment of Radiology, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
G David BattyDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Michael J ThrippletonInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Heather C WhalleyInstitute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
James P BoardmanCentre for Reproductive Health, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-8960
Hilary RichardsonSchool of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3444-805X

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behavioural studies suggest atypical or delayed development of "theory of mind" (ToM; our ability to reason about others' mental states) following preterm birth. Using pre-registered analyses of behavioural and movie-viewing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) metrics of ToM, we tested for a domain-specific impact of preterm birth (24-32 weeks' gestational age) on theory of mind development at age 5 years. Preterm-born children (

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BrainInfant, PrematurePremature BirthTheory of MindBrain MappingChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolFemaleGestational AgeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalecognitive developmentfunctional MRI (fMRI)preterm birthsocial cognitiontheory of mind

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PMID42662222
PMCPMC13519987

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