Adaptive Empathy: Empathic Response Selection as a Dynamic, Feedback-Based Learning Process

Empathy allows us to respond to the emotional state of another person. Considering that an empathic interaction may last beyond the initial response, learning mechanisms may be involved in dynamic adaptation of the reaction to the changing emotional state of the other person. However, traditionally,...

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Main Authors: Elena Kozakevich Arbel, Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory, Uri Hertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.706474/full