Cognitive and affective empathy in younger and older individuals

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 929-935

  Ze, Oksana ^a   Thoma, Patrizia ^a   Suchan, Boris ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

affective perspective taking; emotion recognition; empathic concern; fronto temporal circuits; lifespan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; COGNITION; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904068289     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.899973     Document Type: Article

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