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Werewolves, cheats, and cultural sensitivity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper discusses the design and evaluation of the system MIXER (Moderating Interactions for Cross-Cultural Empathic Relationships), which applies a novel approach to the education of children in cultural sensitivity.
Andre, Elisabeth   +10 more
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AFFECTIVE THEORY OF MIND IN PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

open access: yesDementia & Neuropsychologia, 2021
Background: In recent years, interest has been growing in cognitive and affective ToM functioning in individuals suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the affective ToM has been less investigated. Objective: This study aims to compare affective ToM performance in persons with mild to moderate AD and ...
Aline De Lucena   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Flocking together : collective animal minds in contemporary fiction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The remarkable coordination displayed by animal groups such as an ant colony or a flock of birds in flight is not just a behavioral feat; it reflects a full-fledged form of collective cognition.
Caracciolo, Marco
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Social cognition in aggressive offenders: Impaired empathy, but intact theory of mind

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Aggressive, violent behaviour is a major burden and challenge for society. It has been linked to deficits in social understanding, but the evidence is inconsistent and the specifics of such deficits are unclear.
Korina Winter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Counter-intuitive moral judgement following traumatic brain injury [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Several neurological patient populations, including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), appear to produce an abnormally ‘utilitarian’ pattern of judgements to moral dilemmas; they tend to make judgements that maximise the welfare of the majority, rather than ...
Alexander, Timothy   +3 more
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Right Temporoparietal Junction Involvement in Autonomic Responses to the Suffering of Others: A Preliminary Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Functional neuroimaging studies have emphasized distinct networks for social cognition and affective aspects of empathy. However, studies have not considered whether substrates of social cognition, such as the right temporoparietal junction (TPJ), play a
Hastings, Paul D   +2 more
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The emotion potential of words and passages in reading Harry Potter:an fMRI study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Previous studies suggested that the emotional connotation of single words automatically recruits attention. We investigated the potential of words to induce emotional engagement when reading texts.
Citron, Francesca M. M.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Role of context in affective theory of mind in Alzheimer's disease [PDF]

open access: yesNeuropsychologia, 2018
Affective theory of mind (ToM) is defined as the ability to deal with affective mental states. Attributing an affective mental state from a facial expression relies mainly on processes that allow information in the environment to be perceived and decoded.
Harmony, Duclos   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Stimulus-dependent amygdala involvement in affective theory of mind generation

open access: yesNeuroImage, 2016
Successful social interaction requires knowledge about another person's emotional states, represented in an affective theory of mind (ToM). This information can be acquired either directly or indirectly, i.e., by observing emotional facial expressions (EFE) or indirectly by inferring emotions through cognitive perspective taking.
Mike M, Schmitgen   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Social Mind and Long-Lasting Disease: Focus on Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
The role of social cognition, including theory of mind (ToM), in affecting quality of life (QoL) along the course of diseases has been reported. This is a considerable aspect in chronic pathologies, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), in which supporting ...
Sara Isernia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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