BIP! Finder - Behavioral and mechanistic insight into rodent empathy

2018 • Behavioral and mechanistic insight into rodent empathy

Authors: Sivaani Sivaselvachandran; Erinn L. Acland; Salsabil Abdallah; Loren J. Martin

Venue: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Type: Publication

Abstract: Empathy is a psychological construct that allows individuals to understand and share the emotions of others. The ability to share emotional states relies on basic social mechanisms, such as mimicry and emotional contagion, which are considered building blocks for empathy. Mimicking another's emotional or physical state is essential for successful social interactions and is found in a number of animal species. For the current review we focus on emotional state sharing in rodents, a core feature of empathy that is often measured using pain and fe... (read more)

Topics: Cognitive psychology Social psychology Developmental psychology

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.06.007

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