Mirror touch : electrophysiological and behavioural evidence on the effects of observing others' tactile sensations on somatosensory processing in the observer and possible links to trait empathy
Recent neuroimaging evidence suggests that the sight of somebody else being touched vicariously triggers activity in the secondary (SII) and possibly also the primary (SI) somatosensory cortex in the absence of any actual tactile stimulation on the onlooker’s own body. The present PhD thesis aimed t...
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City University London
2012
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.585368 |