An fMRI study of affective perspective taking in individuals with psychopathy: imagining another in pain does not evoke empathy

While it is well established that individuals with psychopathy have a marked deficit in affective arousal, emotional empathy, and caring for the well-being of others, the extent to which perspective taking can elicit an emotional response has not yet been studied despite its potential application in...

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Main Authors: Jean eDecety, Chenyi eChen, Carla eHarenski, Kent A Kiehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00489/full