Remember as we empathize. Do brain mechanisms engaged in autobiographical memory retrieval causally affect empathy awareness? A combined TMS and EEG registered report
Autor
Meconi, Federica
Hodsoll, John
Smullen, Daniel
Degano, Giulio
Di Lello, Nicolò
Miniussi, Carlo
Avenanti, Alessio
Mevorach, Carmel
Fecha
2021Resumen
Social interactions are partly driven by our ability to empathize—the capacity to share and understand others’ inner states. While a growing body of evidence suggests a link between past experiences and empathy, to what degree empathy is dependent on our own previous experiences (autobiographical memories, AMs) is still unclear. Whereas neuroimaging studies have shown wide overlapping brain networks underpinning AM and empathic processes, studies on clinical populations with memory loss have not always shown empathy is impaired. The current transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography study will seek to shed light on this neuropsychological puzzle by testing whether self-perceived empathy is causally linked to AM retrieval. Cortical activity, together with self-rating of empathy, will be recorded for scenarios that echo personal experiences while a brain region critical for AM retrieval will be transiently inhibited using TMS before task performance.
Fuente
Journal of Neuroscience Research, 99(10), 2377-2389Link de Acceso
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doi.org/10.1002/jnr.24906Colecciones
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