Studies from Rebecca Saxe's lab at MIT, using a false belief versus false photograph task contrast aimed to isolate the mentalizing component of the false belief task, have very consistently found activation in mPFC, precuneus, and temporo-parietal junction ( TPJ ), right-lateralized.
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According to neuroimaging data, PET studies on recall and recognition have consistently found increases in regional cerebral blood flow ( RCBF ) in the following six brain regions : ( 1 ) the prefrontal cortex, particularly on the right hemisphere; ( 2 ) the hippocampal and parahippocampal regions of the medial temporal lobe; ( 3 ) the anterior cingulate cortex; ( 4 ) the posterior midline area that includes posterior cingulate, retrosplenial ( see retrosplenial region ), precuneus, and cuneus regions; ( 5 ) the inferior parietal cortex, especially on the right hemisphere; and ( 6 ) the cerebellum, particularly on the left . " Hippocampus " highlighted in red
