The cognitive and neural time course of empathy and sympathy: An electrical neuroimaging study on self–other interaction

Thirioux, Bérangère; Mercier, Manuel; Blanke, Olaf; Berthoz, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.02.024

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“…In contrast, mentalizing-referring to the ability to attribute mental states to others and to believe that they have their own beliefs about the world-is explicit, controlled, conscious, and reflective, and therefore slower than mirroring. Although the exact time courses of mentalizing still remain to be specified, a recent electroencephalographic (EEG) study of the neural time courses of brain processes supporting empathy and sympathy implied that activation of the mentalizing network is lagging the mirroring network by 200-300 ms (Thirioux et al, 2014). Because the mirroring and mentalizing brain circuitries overlap only in part (Spengler et al, 2009), they can operate in parallel, and even independently although they usually participate in the same tasks.…”

Section: Neural Substrates Of Reading Other Mindsmentioning

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Centrality of Social Interaction in Human Brain Function

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Henriksson

Malinen

et al. 2015

Neuron

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People are embedded in social interaction that shapes their brains throughout lifetime. Instead of emerging from lower-level cognitive functions, social interaction could be the default mode via which humans communicate with their environment. Should this hypothesis be true, it would have profound implications on how we think about brain functions and how we dissect and simulate them. We suggest that the research on the brain basis of social cognition and interaction should move from passive spectator science to studies including engaged participants and simultaneous recordings from the brains of the interacting persons.

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Section: Neural Substrates Of Reading Other Mindsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Centrality of Social Interaction in Human Brain Function

Hari

Henriksson

Malinen

et al. 2015

Neuron

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216

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“…These dependent variables were then subjected to statistical analysis using unpaired t tests with single trials as repeated measures. A similar analysis procedure has previously been applied to study a wide variety of cognitive processes in healthy subjects [such as perception (Lopez et al 2011), attention (Plomp et al 2009), social interaction (Thirioux et al 2010(Thirioux et al , 2014] as well as in clinical populations (Michel and Murray 2012).…”

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Dorsal and ventral stream contributions to form-from-motion perception in a patient with form-from motion deficit: a case report

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The main model of visual processing in primates proposes an anatomo-functional distinction between the dorsal stream, specialized in spatio-temporal information, and the ventral stream, processing essentially form information. However, these two pathways also communicate to share much visual information. These dorso-ventral interactions have been studied using form-from-motion (FfM) stimuli, revealing that FfM perception first activates dorsal regions (e.g., MT+/V5), followed by successive activations of ventral regions (e.g., LOC). However, relatively little is known about the implications of focal brain damage of visual areas on these dorso-ventral interactions. In the present case report, we investigated the dynamics of dorsal and ventral activations related to FfM perception (using topographical ERP analysis and electrical source imaging) in a patient suffering from a deficit in FfM perception due to right extrastriate brain damage in the ventral stream. Despite the patient's FfM impairment, both successful (observed for the highest level of FfM signal) and absent/failed FfM perception evoked the same temporal sequence of three processing states observed previously in healthy subjects. During the first period, brain source localization revealed cortical activations along the dorsal stream, currently associated with preserved elementary motion processing. During the latter two periods, the patterns of activity differed from normal subjects: activations were observed in the ventral stream (as reported for normal subjects), but also in the dorsal pathway, with the strongest and most sustained activity localized in the parieto-occipital regions. On the other hand, absent/failed FfM perception was characterized by weaker brain activity, restricted to the more lateral regions. This study shows that in the present case report, successful FfM perception, while following the same temporal sequence of processing steps as in normal subjects, evoked different patterns of brain activity. By revealing a brain circuit involving the most rostral part of the dorsal pathway, this study provides further support for neuro-imaging studies and brain lesion investigations that have suggested the existence of different brain circuits associated with different profiles of interaction between the dorsal and the ventral streams.

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“…From a neurophysiological point of view, it has been established that empathic responses influence both cortical activity (Brüne et al, 2012; Decety & Jackson, 2006; Rameson & Lieberman, 2009; Thirioux, Mercier, Blanke, & Berthoz, 2014) and autonomic physiological responsiveness (Balconi & Bortolotti, 2012b; Eisenberg et al, 1989; Prguda & Neumann, 2014). Indeed, as suggested by empathy models, the indubitable vantage of acquiring both autonomic and central activities is the possibility to better elucidate the reciprocal interplay of these two domains (Decety & Svetlova, 2012; Preston & de Waal, 2002 ).…”

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Empathy in Negative and Positive Interpersonal Interactions. What is the Relationship Between Central (EEG, fNIRS) and Peripheral (Autonomic) Neurophysiological Responses?

Balconi

Vanutelli

2017

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in Affective and social neuroscience, catholic University of the sacred heart, Milan, italy 2 department of Psychology, catholic University of the sacred heart, Milan, italy interpersonal empathy, positive/negative interactions, fnirs, brain oscillations; autonomic activity emotional empathy is crucial to understand how we respond to interpersonal positive or negative situations. in the present research, we aim at identifying the neural networks and the autonomic responsiveness underlying the human ability to perceive and empathize with others' emotions when positive (cooperative) or negative (uncooperative) interactions are observed. A multimethodological approach was adopted to elucidate the reciprocal interplay of autonomic (peripheral) and central (cortical) activities in empathic behavior. electroencephalography (eeg, frequency band analysis) and hemodynamic (functional near-infrared spectroscopy, fnirs) activity were all recorded simultaneously with systemic skin conductance response (scr) and heart rate (hr) measurements as potential biological markers of emotional empathy. subjects were required to empathize in interpersonal interactions. As shown by fnirs/eeg measures, negative situations elicited increased brain responses within the right prefrontal cortex (PFc), whereas positive situations elicited greater responses within the left PFc. therefore, a relevant lateralization effect was induced by the specific valence (mainly for negative conditions) of the emotional interactions. Also, scr was modulated by positive/negative conditions. Finally, eeg activity (mainly low-frequency theta and delta bands) intrinsically correlated with the cortical hemodynamic responsiveness, and they both predicted autonomic activity. the integrated central and autonomic measures better elucidated the significance of empathic behavior in interpersonal interactions.

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The cognitive and neural time course of empathy and sympathy: An electrical neuroimaging study on self–other interaction

Cited by 54 publications

References 104 publications

Centrality of Social Interaction in Human Brain Function

Centrality of Social Interaction in Human Brain Function

Dorsal and ventral stream contributions to form-from-motion perception in a patient with form-from motion deficit: a case report

Empathy in Negative and Positive Interpersonal Interactions. What is the Relationship Between Central (EEG, fNIRS) and Peripheral (Autonomic) Neurophysiological Responses?

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