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Specific computations or structural biases in human Theory of Mind circuits

Determine whether neural circuits selectively activated by Theory of Mind tasks implement computations or structural inductive biases that are specific to Theory of Mind.

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Background

The paper notes that certain brain areas are selectively engaged during Theory of Mind tasks, suggesting specialized circuitry. However, the authors explicitly state that it is unknown whether these areas encode computations or architectural biases specific to Theory of Mind, a question that could inform both neuroscience and the design of inductive biases in artificial systems.

References

It is currently unknown whether these circuits underlie some computations or structural biases that are specific to ToM.

— Mind the gap: Challenges of deep learning approaches to Theory of Mind (2203.16540 - Aru et al., 2022) in Section 5 (Towards Theory of Mind: Which biases are needed?)