Cognitive and emotional processing in brothers of individuals with anorexia nervosa: exploring familial cognitive vulnerability

BackgroundAnorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with altered cognitive and emotional traits, including deficits in empathy, theory of mind (ToM), and increased alexithymia. While these traits are well-documented in affected individuals, little is known about their presence in unaffected male siblings,...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Paolo Meneguzzo, Enrico Ceccato, Alessandra Sala, Paolo Santonastaso
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Subjects:	anorexia nervosa empathy emotions siblings alexithymia theory of mind
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1641020/full