ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science

The Social Cerebellum: Evidence on Its Role for Sequencing Social Actions in Mentalizing and Autism

Thursday, March 9, 2023 · Brussels, Belgium

Neuroscience

The role of the cerebellum in social thinking is identifying sequences of social actions. This process optimizes social judgments and mentalizing, and turns social interaction in fluid and automatic behaviors. Social sequencing is impaired in autism, and non-invasive cerebellar stimulation and training may improve performance in social sequencing and mentalizing.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Frank Van OverwalleChair
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Presentations

  1. Performance of Persons with and without Autism on Action Sequencing Tasks Involving Social MentalizingElien Heleven
  2. Self-Related Processing and Mentalizing in Adolescents with AutismNijhof Annabel
  3. The Cerebellar Contribution to Social Cognition in Autism: Emerging Evidence from Structural and Functional MRI DataOlivito Giusy
  4. The Wide-Ranging Role of the Cerebellum in Social Sequencing, and a New Hypothesis on Predictive Coding Theories of AutismFrank Van Overwalle