An fMRI investigation of empathy for 'social pain' and subsequent prosocial behavior

NeuroImage

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 381-388

  Masten, Carrie L ^a   Morelli, Sylvia A ^b   Eisenberger, Naomi I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Prosocial behavior; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRECUNEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951481483     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.11.060     Document Type: Article

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