Figure 7.

Effects of age on neural response to social interaction. (a) Whole‐brain effects of age on social interaction (Peer vs. Character; cluster corrected p < .05). Differences in activation to Peer versus Character conditions decreased with age in several frontal, temporal, insular, and subcortical areas. (b) Effect of age on mentalizing ROIs. ROIs were defined by the main effect of mentalizing (Mental > Non‐Mental). All regions showed a significant negative correlation between age and difference in activation to Peer versus Character conditions. ATL, anterior temporal lobe; dMPFC, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex; LOFC, lateral orbitofrontal cortex; STS, superior temporal sulcus; TPJ, temporoparietal junction. * p < .05 corrected [Color figure can be viewed at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com]