Individuals with psychopathy or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can behave in ways that
suggest lack of empathy towards others. However, many different cognitive and affective …

Empathy is a multi-faceted concept consisting of our ability not only to share emotions but
also to exert cognitive control and perspective taking in our interactions with others. Here we …

There has been considerable interest in assessing whether psychotherapists have
enhanced abilities in empathy and whether those abilities influence treatment outcomes …

The current meta‐analysis was designed to determine the relationship between executive
function (EF) and empathy, as well as to identify any moderators. A search of Chinese and …

Behavioral research indicates that human females are more empathic than males, a
disparity that widens from childhood to adulthood. Nevertheless, the extent to which such …

Aim To describe the development of cognitive empathy across the lifespan from a very large
cohort using a standardized measure of cognitive empathy ability. Method Participants (n …

A number of researchers have proposed that empathy, sympathy, or both, defined primarily
in affective terms, may inhibit aggressive and antisocial behaviors (ND Feshbach & S …

Empathy is an important concept in psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Despite the
controversy around its definition, most researchers would agree that empathy is a …

Empathy is a widely used term, but it is also difficult to define. In recent years, the field of
cognitive neuroscience has made impressive strides in identifying neural networks in the …

While there is a general consensus in the literature that individuals with autism spectrum
disorder have difficulty with cognitive empathy, much less is known about emotional …