Motor Empathy is a Consequence of Misattribution of Sensory Information in Observers

Motor Empathy is a Consequence of Misattribution of Sensory Information in Observers

Human behavior depends crucially on the ability to interact with others and empathy has a critical role in enabling this to occur effectively. This can be an unconscious process and based on natural instinct and inner imitation (Montag et al., 2008) responding to observed and executed actions (Newma...

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Main Authors: Indra Tri Mahayana, Michael eBanissy, Chiao-Yun eChen, Vincent eWalsh, Chi-Hung eJuan, Neil Gerald Muggleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Empathy
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
peripersonal space
mirror mechanism
motor evoked potential (MEP)
extrapersonal space
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00047/full

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