Pain is a salient, aversive sensation which motivates avoidance, but also has a strong social
signaling function. Numerous studies have shown that regions of the nervous system active …

Affect-sharing, the ability to vicariously feel another person's emotions, is the primary
component of empathy that is typically thought to rely on the observer's capacity to feel the …

The debate regarding whether women are more empathetic than men has broad scientific,
social and clinical implications. However, previous independent questionnaires and brain …

Abstract The PeriPersonal Space (PPS) has been defined as the space surrounding the
body, where physical interactions with elements of the environment take place. As our world …

Empathy is a multidimensional construct that has attracted a great deal of research over
many decades, but no single agreed-upon definition of empathy exists, even within …

People consume alcohol for multiple reasons. Negative motives are often associated with
alcohol-related problems. These problems might be explained by negative effects of high …

The tendency to simulate the pain of others within our own sensorimotor systems is a vital
component of empathy. However, this sensorimotor resonance is modulated by a multitude …

Introduction Traditionally, empathy has been studied from two main perspectives: the theory-
theory approach and the simulation theory approach. These theories claim that social …

Empathy is a critical component of social interaction that enables individuals to understand
and share the emotions of others. We report a preregistered experiment in which 240 …

Facial mimicry, the automatic imitation of another person's emotion, is a mechanism
underlying emotion recognition and emotional contagion, a phylogenetically conserved form …