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Pragmatics partially segregated from theory of mind: evidence from resting state functional connectivity
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Linguistics.ORCID iD: 0009-0003-0452-0230
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6653-2662
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Linguistics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6672-1298
2024 (English)In: Proceedings of the 19th SweCog Conference: Stockholm, October 10-11, 2024, 2024Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Pragmatics and Theory of Mind (ToM) are at play during conversational interaction, but therelationship between the two, in the conversational context, is a matter of debate. Using resting statefMRI-data, we investigate a potential segregation of the two domains by considering functionalconnectivity within the ToM network and between the ToM and language networks and theirrelation to pragmatic measures. We also studied the connectivity of two cortical clusters: a leftsuperior parietal and a bilateral dorsal precuneal cluster. These clusters are located outside both theToM and language networks and were previously found to covary with individual pragmaticvariability. The results show that these two clusters are functionally connected at rest, and that thedegree of connectivity is related to pragmatic behavior. On the other hand, there was no relationbetween pragmatic behavior and the degree of connectivity involving the ToM network.Furthermore, the ToM network and the two clusters were not connected. Approaches such ascognitive spaces/maps could provide new perspectives on pragmatics and related domains. Inconclusion, we suggest that the domain of pragmatics is partially segregated from ToM, and providefurther support that the two clusters outside the ToM and language networks are pragmaticallyrelevant. 

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Neurosciences Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics
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Linguistics; Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-245878OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-245878DiVA, id: diva2:1991272
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Annual Conference of the Swedish Cognitive Science Society (SweCog2024), Stockholm, October 10-11, 2024
Available from: 2025-08-22 Created: 2025-08-22 Last updated: 2025-08-26Bibliographically approved

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