The neural components of empathy: Predicting daily prosocial behavior

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-47

  Morelli, Sylvia A ^a   Rameson, Lian T ^a   Lieberman, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Prosocial behavior; Septal area

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EMPATHY; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SEPTAL AREA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PAIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891306888     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss088     Document Type: Article

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