The cognitive and neural time course of empathy and sympathy: An electrical neuroimaging study on self-other interaction

Neuroscience

Volumn 267, Issue , 2014, Pages 286-306

  Thirioux, B ^a,b,d   Mercier, M R ^b,e   Blanke, O ^b,c   Berthoz, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Institute for Advanced Studies of Paris   (France)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical dynamics; Empathy; Mentalizing; Simulation; Sympathy; Visuo spatial mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898770354     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.02.024     Document Type: Article

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