Perceiving one's body shapes empathy

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-60

  Grynberg, Delphine ^a   Pollatos, Olga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compassion; Empathy; Interoception; Interoceptive sensitivity; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; COMPASSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTEROCEPTIVE SENSITIVITY; MALE; NON PAIN; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; AWARENESS; HEART RATE; MENTAL STRESS; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AWARENESS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84917673691     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.12.026     Document Type: Article

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