Neurological and neuropsychological bases of empathy

European Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 193-199

  Eslinger, Paul J ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cognitive flexibility; Emotional processing; Empathy; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychology; Social behavior; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMPATHY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031982315     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007933     Document Type: Review

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