The neural bases for empathy

Neuroscientist

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-24

  Shamay Tsoory, Simone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

emotion; empathy; inferior frontal gyrus; mirror neurons; theory of mind; ventromedial prefrontal

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; COMPREHENSION; DISSOCIATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL EMPATHY; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INFERIOR PARIETAL LOBULE; INSULA; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY OF MIND; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

BRAIN; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 79952136147     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858410379268     Document Type: Article

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