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Psicoanalisi e Neuroscienze pp 249–271Cite as

Il versante sensorimotorio dell’empatia per il dolore

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In questo capitolo ci occupiamo dei fenomeni e dei meccanismi neurali alla base della capacità umana di empatizzare con le azioni, le emozioni e le sensazioni altrui, e in particolare dell’attività neurale indotta dall’osservare e immaginare il dolore in un’altra persona. Mostreremo che la rappresentazione del dolore altrui determina l’attivazione di strutture neurali simili a quelle attivate durante l’esperienza personale del dolore, e che nell’empatia per il dolore possono essere utilizzate le strutture neurali coinvolte nel processamento sia emozionale che sensorimotorio.

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Avenanti, A., Aglioti, S.M. (2007). Il versante sensorimotorio dell’empatia per il dolore. In: Mancia, M. (eds) Psicoanalisi e Neuroscienze. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0659-1_10

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