Empathy, ToM, and self-other differentiation: An fMRI study of internal states

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-62

  Reniers, Renate L E P ^a   Völlm, Birgit A ^b   Elliott, Rebecca ^a   Corcoran, Rhiannon ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empathy; fMRI; Self other differentiation; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF MIND; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891347174     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2013.861360     Document Type: Article

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