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- Tobari Maine
- Faculty of Human Science, Bunkyo University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 共感の神経イメージング研究から分かること
- キョウカン ノ シンケイ イメージング ケンキュウ カラ ワカル コト
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Abstract
There has been a recent growth in neuroimaging research to unveil the neural basis of empathy. This article reviews some of these neuroimaging studies and findings regarding empathy, in contrast with traditional definitions and theories of empathy. Recent research indicates that empathy as related to physical and social pain activates brain areas assicuated with (a) involvement in processing mirrored feelings of one's pain (e.g., anterior insula cortex, anterior cingulate cortex), (b) understanding action (e.g., inferior frontal gyrus, pars opercularis), and (c) mentalizing (e.g., dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, temporo-parietal junction, precuneus). It has also been suggested that these brain areas play an important role in affect sharing and understanding of other people's feelings, both of which are integral components of empathy. In addition, it has been observed that the emotions of other people do not always automatically elicit empathic responses in observers, because empathic brain responses are sometimes modulated by situational factors and observer characteristics. A newly emerging topic in this field is the investigation of the neural basis of prosocial behavior.
Journal
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- The Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology
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The Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology 25 (4), 412-421, 2014
Japan Society of Developmental Psychology
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282680718644224
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- NII Article ID
- 130005251492
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- NII Book ID
- AN10229548
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- ISSN
- 21879346
- 09159029
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- NDL BIB ID
- 025997502
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed