Relating anatomical and social connectivity: White matter microstructure predicts emotional empathy

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 614-625

  Parkinson, Carolyn ^a   Wheatley, Thalia ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

diffusion tensor imaging; empathy; mirror neurons; social cognition; superior longitudinal fasciculus

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EMPATHY; MIRROR NEURONS; SOCIAL COGNITION; SUPERIOR LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894266447     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs347     Document Type: Article

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