# How we read each other's minds

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Rebecca Saxe
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_saxe_how_we_read_each_other_s_minds)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples' thoughts -- and judges their actions.

## Lectures

1. [How we read each other's minds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rebecca_saxe_how_we_read_each_other_s_minds/33873aab2632), 17 min (TED's player)