Is Empathy for Pain Unique in Its Neural Correlates? A Meta-Analysis of Neuroimaging Studies of Empathy

Is Empathy for Pain Unique in Its Neural Correlates? A Meta-Analysis of Neuroimaging Studies of Empathy

Empathy is an essential component of our social lives, allowing us to understand and share other people's affective and sensory states, including pain. Evidence suggests a core neural network—including anterior insula (AI) and mid-cingulate cortex (MCC)—is involved in empathy for pain. However,...

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Main Authors: Inge Timmers, Anna L. Park, Molly D. Fischer, Corey A. Kronman, Lauren C. Heathcote, J. Maya Hernandez, Laura E. Simons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
empathy
empathy for pain
ALE meta-analysis
functional imaging
brain imaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00289/full

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