Development and disorders in We-mode from the viewpoint of typical and atypical development

Abstract

The concept of “we-mode” was recently proposed by Gallotti and Frith (Trends in Cognitive Science, 2013). However, the developmental aspect of we-mode remains unclear. In this article, I have decomposed the concept of we-mode into four perceptual/cognitive components, i.e., body perception, perspective taking, joint action, and bodily synchronization, which have been well studied in development psychology and developmental cognitive neuroscience investigations, and reviewed the typical and atypical developmental perspectives of each cognitive component. I will further discuss how development of these cognitive perceptual/components can shape we-mode.