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Inferring Mental States from Bodily Representations: The Bodily Maps of Mental States Test (BMMST)

2026-04-21

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Inferring others' mental states and emotions is central to social cognition, yet research in this domain has predominantly focused on external cues such as facial expressions and body posture. Here, we introduce the Bodily Maps of Mental States Test (BMMST), a novel instrument assessing the ability to infer mental states from holistic representations of bodily sensations. In Study 1 (n...

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Literature Corpus work: f3b62267-553d-5044-bd6e-f973cfaed2be
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9402989/v1

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