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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2019

Intersections and Divergences Between Empathizing and Mentalizing: Development, Recent Advancements by Neuroimaging and the Future of Animal Modeling.

Luca Cerniglia, Letizia Bartolomeo, Micaela Capobianco, Sara Lucia M Lo Russo, Fabiana Festucci, Renata Tambelli, Walter Adriani, Silvia Cimino

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Article in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Luca CernigliaFaculty of Psychology, International Telematic University Uninettuno, Rome, Italy.
Letizia BartolomeoFaculty of Psychology, International Telematic University Uninettuno, Rome, Italy.
Micaela CapobiancoFaculty of Psychology, International Telematic University Uninettuno, Rome, Italy.
Sara Lucia M Lo RussoCenter for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Rome, Italy.
Fabiana FestucciCenter for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Rome, Italy.
Renata TambelliDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Walter AdrianiFaculty of Psychology, International Telematic University Uninettuno, Rome, Italy.
Silvia CiminoDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both mentalization and empathy allow humans to understand others, through the representation of their mental states or their mood, respectively. The present review aims to explain those characteristics which are shared between empathy and the Theory of Mind. Research in neuroscience, based on naturalistic paradigms, has shown that abilities to mentalize and to empathize are associated with the activation of different neuro-cognitive circuits. As far as mirror-neuron processes are concerned, some structures (like Anterior Insula, AI; Anterior Cingulate Cortex, ACC) play a role both in the representation of one's own affective states and in comprehension of the same affective state when experienced by others. As for mentalization, the temporal parietal junction (TPj) and temporal poles (TP), the upper posterior temporal sulcus (pSTS) and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are greatly involved: the latter appears involved in the attribution of one's own and others' temperaments. Interestingly, the ventral/orbital portion of the PFC (orbito-frontal cortex, OFC) is involved in subserving shared affective experience during cognitive mentalizing. This brain region represents a point of overlap, from a psycho-biological point of view, where emotional mirroring and affective cognition meet up. As for animal models, laboratory rodents can well be tested for prosocial behavior. Some examples include deliberate actions, allowing another conspecific the possibility to feed ("giving food"): this willingness can vary across donors, depending on how the recipient is perceived. Other examples include the possibility to let a trapped conspecific come out ("giving help"). The state-of-the-art knowledge about this theme can inform the programming of specific clinical interventions, based on the reinforcement of empathic and/or mentalization abilities.

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functional imagingmetacognitionneural correlatesprosocial behaviorreciprocitysocial interactionstheory of mind

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PMCPMC6754072

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