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Dr. Juan Carlos Gómez
 
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Dr. Juan Carlos Gómez conducts research on the development of prelinguistic communication and early theories of mind in human infants and in great apes and monkeys. He also researches the abnormal development of these abilities in children with autism.

Other lines of work include the development of object manipulation and causal understanding in human and non-human primates, and the discussion of theoretical models and concepts about the interplay of evolution and development in the emergence of cognitive skills.
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J.C. Gómez (2004). Apes monkeys, children, and the growth of mind. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
G. Scerif, J.C. Gómez, & R. Byrne (2004). What do Diana monkeys know about the focus of attention of a conspecific? Animal Behaviour, in press.
H. M. Wellman, S. Baron-Cohen, J. C. Gómez, R. Caswell, J. Swettenham (2002). "Thought-bubbles help children with autism acquire an alternative to a theory of mind". Autism vol. 6: 343-364.
Gómez, J. C. & Martín, B. (2002). "Possible precursors of pretend play in non-pretend actions of captive gorillas (g.g.)". In R. Mitchell (ed.) Pretending in animals and humans. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 255-268
 
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