medial [[prefrontal cortex]]is active when people have to think about mental states, whether their own or others (for a review see e.g. Amodio & Frith, 2006<ref>Amodio DM, Frith CD. Meeting of minds: The medial frontal cortex and social cognition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2006;7( 4): 268– 277.</ref>)