Neural activity related to cognitive and emotional empathy in post-traumatic stress disorder

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 282, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-45

  Mazza, Monica ^a   Tempesta, Daniela ^a   Pino, Maria Chiara ^a   Nigri, Anna ^b   Catalucci, Alessia ^c   Guadagni, Veronica ^d   Gallucci, Massimo ^c   Iaria, Giuseppe ^d   Ferrara, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d ALBERTA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive empathy; Explicit emotional empathy; Implicit emotional empathy; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL EMPATHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INSULA; ITALY; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; MULTIFACETED EMPATHY TEST; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; EARTHQUAKE; EMOTION; FRONTAL LOBE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; EARTHQUAKES; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921030167     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.12.049     Document Type: Article

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