Differences in self- and other-induced Mu suppression are correlated with empathic abilities

Brain Research

Volumn 1405, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-76

  Woodruff, C Chad ^a,b   Martin, Tim ^a,b   Bilyk, Nick ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Mirroring; Mu Suppression; Social Perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL REACTIVITY INDEX; MALE; MU SUPPRESSION; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79960713318     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.05.046     Document Type: Article

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