Impaired Empathy Processing in Individuals with Internet Addiction Disorder: An Event-Related Potential Study

Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is associated with deficits in social communication and avoidance of social contact. It has been hypothesized that people with IAD may have an impaired capacity for empathy. The purpose of the current study was to examine the processing of empathy for others’ pain i...

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Main Authors: Can Jiao, Ting Wang, Xiaozhe Peng, Fang Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00498/full