The causal role of the somatosensory cortex in prosocial behaviour

The causal role of the somatosensory cortex in prosocial behaviour

Witnessing another person’s suffering elicits vicarious brain activity in areas that are active when we ourselves are in pain. Whether this activity influences prosocial behavior remains the subject of debate. Here participants witnessed a confederate express pain through a reaction of the swatted h...

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Main Authors: Selene Gallo, Riccardo Paracampo, Laura Müller-Pinzler, Mario Carlo Severo, Laila Blömer, Carolina Fernandes-Henriques, Anna Henschel, Balint Kalista Lammes, Tatjana Maskaljunas, Judith Suttrup, Alessio Avenanti, Christian Keysers, Valeria Gazzola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
EEG
empathy for pain
helping
SI
TMS
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/32740

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