Is there a core neural network in empathy? An fMRI based quantitative meta-analysis

Yan Fan; Niall W. Duncan; Moritz de Greck; Georg Northoff

doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.10.009

journal article Jan 01, 2011

Is there a core neural network in empathy? An fMRI based quantitative meta-analysis

Yan Fan Niall W. Duncan

Moritz de Greck Georg Northoff

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Vol. 35 No. 3 pp. 903-911 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jan 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 35(3)
Pages: 903-911
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Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine, Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan; Brain and Consciousness Research Center, Taipei Medical University‐Shuang Ho Hospital New Taipei City Taiwan; Centre for Cognition and Brain Disorders Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou China; Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa Ottawa Canada

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German Research Foundation

Hope of Depression Research Foundation (HDRF)

Salus Foundation

SFB/DFG

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Yan Fan, Niall W. Duncan, Moritz de Greck, et al. (2011). Is there a core neural network in empathy? An fMRI based quantitative meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(3), 903-911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.10.009

Is there a core neural network in empathy? An fMRI based quantitative meta-analysis

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