Cultural modulation of the neural correlates of emotional pain perception: The role of other-focusedness

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1177-1186

  Cheon, Bobby K ^a,e   Im, Dong Mi ^b   Harada, Tokiko ^a,f   Kim, Ji Sook ^b   Mathur, Vani A ^a,g   Scimeca, Jason M ^a,h   Parrish, Todd B ^c   Park, HyunWook ^b   Chiao, Joan Y ^a,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Northwestern Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program   (United States)

^e NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparisons; Emotion; Empathy; FMRI; Pain processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL PAIN; EMPATHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INSULA; KOREAN; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PAIN PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877337730     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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