The Effect of High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus on Empathy in Healthy Individuals

Empathy, including cognitive and emotional empathy, refers to the ability to infer the mental states of others and to the capacity to share emotions. The neural mechanisms involved in empathy are complex and not yet fully understood, and previous studies have shown that both cognitive and emotional...

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Main Authors: Xiaoling Wu, Feifei Xu, Xingui Chen, Lu Wang, Wanling Huang, Ke Wan, Gong-Jun Ji, Guixian Xiao, Sheng Xu, Fengqiong Yu, Chunyan Zhu, Chunhua Xi, Kai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00446/full