The neural correlates of understanding the other's distress: A positron emission tomography investigation of accurate empathy

Shamay‐Tsoory, Simone G.; Lester, Hava; Chisin, Roland; Israel, Ora; Bar‐Shalom, Rachel; Peretz, Addie; Tomer, Rachel; Tsitrinbaum, Zina; Aharon‐Peretz, Judith

doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.05.012

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“…Further support for this interpretation is provided by a positron emission tomography study investigating the relationship between situational empathic accuracy and brain activity. It also found higher activation in medial premotor structures, partially extending into MCC, when participants witnessed the distress of others (Shamay-Tsoory et al, 2005). This study also pointed to the importance of prefrontal areas in the understanding of distress.…”

Section: Perspective-taking Self-other Awareness and Empathysupporting

confidence: 60%

Empathy and Morality: Integrating Social and Neuroscience Approaches

Decety

Batson

2009

The Moral Brain

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Section: Perspective-taking Self-other Awareness and Empathysupporting

confidence: 60%

Empathy and Morality: Integrating Social and Neuroscience Approaches

Decety

Batson

2009

The Moral Brain

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“…Patients with medial prefrontal lesions showed intact performance on tasks that required the ability to understand the belief about belief (second-order false belief tasks), but were impaired in tasks that required understanding belief about emotions (understanding irony and recognition of faux pas). In a neuroimaging study by Shamay-Tsoory, Lester et al (2005) correlations between empathy scores and metabolism in the medial superior frontal gyrus were observed, supporting the view that this region is important for the integration of affective and cognitive information.…”

Section: Empathymentioning

confidence: 53%

Toward a Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Humor Processing

Uekermann¹,

Daum²,

Channon³

2007

Social Cognition

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Humor plays a key role in social interaction, and yet the topic has received surprisingly little attention in cognitive and social neuroscience. The few published lesion and functional imaging studies have been based on incongruity resolution theory, which assumes that humor results from a simple two-stage process (i.e., the detection of incongruity followed by its resolution). However, the available evidence is inconclusive. A more comprehensive account of the cognitive and affective abilities that are involved is necessary, and some suggestions are outlined here.Despite its role in social interaction, the topic of humor has received surprisingly little attention in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Humor potentially involves both expressive abilities involved in the generation of humorous stimuli, and receptive abilities involved in comprehension and appreciation. A clear relationship between these factors is, however, far from being established. The majority of studies investigating the neural basis of humor processing have been based on the most common humor theory, incongruity resolution (Suls, 1972), which proposes that humor comprehension involves a two-stage process. Despite the relatively large database referring to the two stages, the nature of 553

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“…Importantly, empirical evidence suggests that empathy can be considered a neurobiological response, as demonstrated by a study with positron emission tomography (PET) in which empathy of distress was significantly associated with specific neural network activation (Adler, 2007; Shamay-Tsoory et al, 2005). …”

Section: The Patient–practitioner Interaction: a Sociobiological Apprmentioning

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The Role of Patient–Practitioner Relationships in Placebo and Nocebo Phenomena

Blasini

Peiris

Wright

et al. 2018

International Review of Neurobiology

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Introduction: Placebo and nocebo effects form part of all therapeutic environments and play a significant role in the effectiveness of treatment outcomes. Patient expectancies drive these phenomena, which can be shaped through contextual factors including verbal suggestions, conditioning, and social observation. Objectives: This review seeks to identify the biopsychosocial factors of the patient– practitioner interaction that play a role in the development of placebo and nocebo effects, as well as the anthropological elements of the biodynamic process of relating that are meaningful in the development of expectancies. Methods: We conducted a narrative review of frameworks of the placebo and nocebo effect, including the impact of expectancies and interpersonal relationships in the context of healing and the clinical setting. Results: Expectancies leading to placebo and nocebo effects can be modified by macro and micro factors, such as culture and society, as well as individual psychobiological traits, respectively. The developmental sociobiological adaptations that form and consolidate mindsets and meaningful contexts play an important role in shaping patient expectancies, as well as patients’ conscious and subconscious reactions to signs and actions taking place within the clinical environment. Practitioner characteristics, like empathy, friendliness, and competence, favor the formation of positive expectancies. Caring and warm patient–practitioner interactions can enhance the therapeutic value of clinical encounters when patients’ positive expectancies are actively encouraged and engaged. Conclusion: A patient-centered approach rooted in demonstrating care and empathy can positively enhance a patient’s experience within the clinical environment and activate psychosociobiological adaptations associated with the placebo phenomenon. Pain patients could particularly benefit from non-invasive approaches for improving treatment effectiveness and quality-of-life.

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The neural correlates of understanding the other's distress: A positron emission tomography investigation of accurate empathy

Cited by 62 publications

References 31 publications

Empathy and Morality: Integrating Social and Neuroscience Approaches

Empathy and Morality: Integrating Social and Neuroscience Approaches

Toward a Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Humor Processing

The Role of Patient–Practitioner Relationships in Placebo and Nocebo Phenomena

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