Year: 2015
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The social brain contains distinct networks for mentalizing as well as for mirroring-based action observation.We present work towards a model of how these two systems may interact during embodied communication.The model connects a mentalizing system for attributing and inferring different orders of belief about own and other's mental states, with a hierarchical predictive model for online action perception and production.We discuss interactions between both systems and describe simulation experiments in which two agents equipped with this model engage in embodied communication.Results demonstrate how mentalizing affords higher robustness of communication by enabling interactive grounding processes.
Authors: Sebastian Kahl, Stefan Kopp
Institution: Bielefeld University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1927681210, G3429453619
OpenAlex ID: W345444303