Individualized theory of mind (iToM): When memory modulates empathy

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue FEB, 2013, Pages

  Ciaramelli, Elisa ^a   Bernardi, Francesco ^b,c   Moscovitch, Morris ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Empathy; Episodic memory; Episodic simulation; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878813247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00004     Document Type: Article

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