Neural basis of extraordinary empathy and altruistic motivation

NeuroImage

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1468-1475

  Mathur, Vani A ^a   Harada, Tokiko ^a   Lipke, Trixie ^a   Chiao, Joan Y ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Anterior cingulate cortex; Bilateral insula; Empathy; FMRI; Human; Ingroup love; Medial prefrontal cortex; Prosocial behavior; Race; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSULA; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALTRUISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; EMPATHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PAIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952879120     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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