Dissecting the social brain: Introducing the EmpaToM to reveal distinct neural networks and brain–behavior relations for empathy and Theory of Mind

2015/08/06 by Philipp Kanske, Anne Böckler, Fynn‐Mathis Trautwein +2 · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Affect (linguistics) #Brain activity and meditation #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Communication #Electroencephalography #Empathy #Functional Brain Connectivity Studies #Functional connectivity #Insula #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Mentalization #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Neuroscience #Prefrontal cortex #Psychology #Resting state fMRI #Social cognition #Social neuroscience #Social psychology #Task (project management) #Temporoparietal junction #Theory of mind

paper · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.07.082

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• Empathy [wikipedia]