Constructing memory, imagination, and empathy: A cognitive neuroscience perspective

Studies on memory, imagination, and empathy have largely progressed in isolation. Consequently, humans’ empathic tendencies to care about and help other people are considered independent of our ability to remember and imagine events. Despite this theoretical autonomy, work from across psychology and...

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Main Author: Brendan eGaesser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00576/full