High-frequency rTMS improves facial mimicry and detection responses in an empathic emotional task

Neuroscience

Volumn 236, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-20

  Balconi, M ^a   Canavesio, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emotion; Empathy; Facial expression; MPFC; RTMS; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MIMICRY; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874350955     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.059     Document Type: Article

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