2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11299-014-0160-x
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Empathy, mirror neurons and SYNC

Abstract: This article explains how people synchronize their thoughts through empathetic relationships and points out the elementary neuronal mechanisms orchestrating this process. The many dimensions of empathy are discussed, as is the manner by which empathy affects health and disorders. A case study of teaching children empathy, with positive results, is presented. Mirror neurons, the recently discovered mechanism underlying empathy, are characterized, followed by a theory of brain-to-brain coupling. This neuro-tunin… Show more

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“…In particular, individuals with ASD present deficits in perceiving the motor action and the reasoning of an action [ 42 ]. It is hypothesised that MN are the substratum of human cognition and social understanding and that their operation facilitates the process of accessing and perceiving the emotional state of others as the result of one being able to reflect one’s own individual internal states and experiences [ 41 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ].…”
Section: Mirror Neurons–mu Suppressionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In particular, individuals with ASD present deficits in perceiving the motor action and the reasoning of an action [ 42 ]. It is hypothesised that MN are the substratum of human cognition and social understanding and that their operation facilitates the process of accessing and perceiving the emotional state of others as the result of one being able to reflect one’s own individual internal states and experiences [ 41 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ].…”
Section: Mirror Neurons–mu Suppressionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Σηνπο δύν απηνύο ηύπνπο ηεο ελζπλαίζζεζεο έξρεηαη λα πξνζηεζεί θαη ε κινητική ενσυναίσθηση (motor empathy), πνπ αλαθέξεηαη ζηελ αζπλείδεηε αληαλάθιαζε ησλ εθθξαζηηθώλ θηλήζεσλ ηνπ παξαηεξνύκελνπ πξνζώπνπ. Πνιιέο θνξέο ε ελζπλαίζζεζε εκθαλίδεηαη αδηαρώξηζηε σο πξνο ηα ζπλαηζζεκαηηθά θαη γλσζηηθά ιεηηνπξγηθά ζηνηρεία ηεο (Praszkier, 2016).…”
Section: τα ραξαθηεξηζηηθά ησλ θαηνπηξηθώλ λεπξώλσλ είλαη ηα εμήοunclassified
“…Ωο ενζςναίζθηζη νξίδεηαη ε ηθαλόηεηα ηνπ νξγαληζκνύ -ζηελ πξνθεηκέλε πεξίπησζε ηνπ αλζξώπηλνπ-λα αληηιακβάλεηαη ηηο ζθέςεηο, ηηο επηζπκίεο θαη ηα ζπλαηζζήκαηα ησλ άιισλ, θαζώο θαη λα κνηξάδεηαη ηα ζπλαηζζήκαηά ηνπ (Engen & Singer, 2013· Fan, Duncan, de Greck & Northoff, 2011· Kiesling, 2012· Rueckert & Naybar, 2008· Shamay-Tsoory, 2011· Walter, 2012. Σηελ ελζπλαίζζεζε έρνπλ απνδνζεί δηάθνξα ζπζηαηηθά ζηνηρεία, όπσο ην «απνηειεζκαηηθό κνίξαζκα κεηαμύ ηνπ εαπηνύ θαη ηνπ άιινπ», ε «ζπλαηζζεκαηηθή εκπεηξία πνπ ιακβάλεη ρώξα, όηαλ έλα άηνκν -ην ππνθείκελν-είλαη ζε ζέζε λα βηώλεη παξόκνην ζπλαίζζεκα κε έλα άιιν άηνκν -ην αληηθείκελν-σο απνηέιεζκα ηεο αληίιεςεο ηεο θαηάζηαζεο ηνπ άιινπ» (Derntl et al, 2009· Zahavi & Rochat, 2015, θαζώο θαη ην ραξαθηεξηζηηθό ηεο ζσκαηηθήο αληίδξαζεο πνπ εκπιέθεη ηε ιεθηηθή ή κε ιεθηηθή επηθνηλσλία (Praszkier, 2016). Ζ ελζπλαίζζεζε αλαθέξεηαη ζηελ εκπεηξία κίαο αηζζεηεξηαθήο ή ζπλαηζζεκαηηθήο θαηάζηαζεο πνπ πξνζηδηάδεη ζε απηήλ πνπ γίλεηαη αληηιεπηή γηα έλα άιιν άηνκν θαη θαηά ηε βίσζε ηεο νπνίαο ην άηνκν γλσξίδεη αλ ε πεγή ησλ (ζπλ)αηζζεκάησλ ηνπ είλαη ν εαπηόο ηνπ ή ην άιιν άηνκν (Engen & Singer, 2013· Fan et al, 2011.…”
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“…In other words, this level involves a form of emotional reaction, intuitively (and possibly unknowingly) picking up on and emulating the emotion of another, for example, from facial cues (Hatfield et al, 2011;Eisenberg et al, 1991, p.65). This form of empathy can also be described as 'emotional empathy', 'affective empathy' or 'mirroring', the latter due to its triggering of mirror neutronsthe same regions in the brain will be activated in the person feeling empathy as in the individual who is the object of their attention (Shamay-Tsoory, 2011, p.18;Chrysikou and Thompson, 2016;Praszkier, 2014, Bråten, 2007.…”
Section: What Is Empathy?mentioning
confidence: 99%