Animals-assisted therapy: A brief review [PDF]
In rehabilitative setting, the presence of animals can be considered as an important stimulus for verbal and social communication, and for mood regulation.
Cerroni F.+22 more
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Neuroanatomical and Functional Correlates of Cognitive and Affective Empathy in Young Healthy Adults
Neural substrates of empathy are mainly investigated through task-related functional MRI. However, the functional neural mechanisms at rest underlying the empathic response have been poorly studied.
Carme Uribe+8 more
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Intergroup reconciliation between Flemings and Walloons : the predictive value of cognitive style, authoritarian ideology, and intergroup emotions [PDF]
Testifying to the gap in fundamental research on positive intergroup outcomes, we investigated reconciliation attitudes in a non-violent intergroup context (i.e., the linguistic conflict in Belgium). By incorporating both important predictors of negative
Bostyn, Dries+4 more
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Dispositional and situational empathy in Parkinson's disease and their relationship with cognition
IntroductionParkinson's disease (PD) affects not only motor function but also social cognition, particularly empathy. While most studies focus on dispositional empathy—an automatic, stable trait measured by self-report—situational empathy, assessed in ...
Laura Alonso-Recio+4 more
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BackgroundRelative deprivation is one of the factors that influences the development of personality and behavior. However, it is still unclear whether and how relative deprivation decreases the prosocial behavior in adolescents.
Yanfeng Xu+4 more
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State and trait characteristics of anterior insula time-varying functional connectivity. [PDF]
The human anterior insula (aINS) is a topographically organized brain region, in which ventral portions contribute to socio-emotional function through limbic and autonomic connections, whereas the dorsal aINS contributes to cognitive processes through ...
Allen, Isabel+18 more
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The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on empathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Empathy is a multi-dimensional concept with affective and cognitive components, the latter often referred to as Theory of Mind (ToM). Impaired empathy is prevalent in people with neuropsychiatric disorders, such as personality disorder, psychopathy, and ...
B. Völlm+7 more
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This Essay argues that empathy does and should play an important, albeit limited role, in a judge’s decision making process. Specifically, empathy is essential for making correct, principled, and unbiased judgments, because empathy is one of the few ...
Miller, Darrell A. H.
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Flocking together : collective animal minds in contemporary fiction [PDF]
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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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths [PDF]
Research on empathy often distinguishes between affective and cognitive empathy, but there is limited knowledge regarding the application or measurement of these two dimensions of empathy among female youth, especially forensic samples of female youth ...
Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa+3 more
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