Josef Perner – Research interests
Conceptual development
- theory of mind
- executive control
- counterfactual reasoning
Theoretical issues of mental representations
- implicit-explicit distinction
- simulation and theory versus teleology
- mental objects (mental files and discourse referents)
Neuroscience
- fMRI of perspective taking
- fMRI of counterfactuals
Consciousness
- Grasping vs. indicating
- Higher-order thought theory
Memory
- Direct experience and remembering
- Developmental requirements for episodic remembering