Neurobiological Correlates of the Attitude Toward Human Empathy
| Autor: | Claudio Gentili, Ioana Alina Cristea, Emiliano Ricciardi, Cristina Costescu, Daniel David, Pietro Pietrini |
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| Jazyk: | German<br />English<br />Italian |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 70-87 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2039-4667 2239-2629 |
| DOI: | 10.4453/rifp.2015.0006 |
| Popis: | Over the last decade, integrated philosophical and neuroscientific studies of empathy have been steadily growing, because of the pivotal role that empathy plays in social cognition and ethics, as well as in the understanding of human behavior both under physiological conditions and in the presence of mental disorders. The umbrella concept of empathy embraces multi-faceted characteristics, including affective and cognitive processes, such as so-called emotional contagion and concern and perspective-taking. In this paper, we review the state-of-the-art of knowledge about the neurobiology of empathy. Specifically, we examine studies regarding empathy for pain, emotional imitation and expression and their alterations in psychopathological conditions. We also consider studies on the theory of mind (ToM) and the mirror neuron system (MNS). Finally, we propose measures of brain resting state activity as a potential neurobiological marker of proneness to be empathic. |
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