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ArticleNeurobiology of stress2024

Stress-induced cortisol response predicts empathy for pain: The role of task-based connectivity between the insula and sensorimotor cortex during acute stress.

Zihan Tang, Yadong Liu, Xiaolin Zhao, Weiyu Hu, Mengning Zhang, Yipeng Ren, Zhenni Wei, Juan Yang

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Zihan TangFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Yadong LiuFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Xiaolin ZhaoFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Weiyu HuFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Mengning ZhangFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Yipeng RenFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Zhenni WeiFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Juan YangFaculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.

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Abstract

Empathy for pain is a key driver of prosocial behavior and is influenced by acute psychosocial stress. However, the role of task-based brain connectivity during acute stress have been neglected. Hence, we aimed to explore the relationship between the magnitude of cortisol response to acute stress and empathy for pain, as well as the neural connectivity mechanisms involved. In this study, 80 healthy participants (37 women and 43 men) were exposed to the acute psychosocial stress paradigm (ScanSTRESS) and were scanned by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Saliva samples were collected to measure the magnitude of cortisol stress response. Subsequently, the participants took part in a pain-video task to assess their empathy for pain. Six participants were excluded because of physical discomfort or excessive head movement in all runs during the task-dependent fMRI scan. Therefore, 33 women and 41 men were included in data analysis. We found that empathy for pain was negatively correlated with the magnitude of cortisol stress response (

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Cortisol stress responseEmpathy for painSalience networkSensorimotorTask-based connectivity

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