Introduction

Two theories behind the development of empathy and theory of mind:

• Theory-theory: Result of learning, memory, and experience.

• Simulation theory: Innate and intuitive.

• Recent studies show activation in medial prefrontal cortex, superior temporal sulcus, and temporal pole during theory of mind processing.
• Recent studies also show activations of temporal and frontal lobe regions during empathy.
• This, in accordance with the discovery of mirror neurons, provide more support for the simulation theory.