Research has consistently shown that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
exhibit Empathy deficits. The aim of this study was to systematically review and meta …

Empathy impairments are considered a key aspect of autism-spectrum disorders (ASD).
Previous research consistently shows reduced cognitive empathy, but findings on affective …

Rationale Empathy, or the ability to perceive, share, and act upon the emotions of another, is
a crucial social skill and is dysfunctional in autism and schizophrenia. While the complexities …

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) has shown inconsistent alterations in
brain metabolites of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We investigated brain …

Objective: The authors sought to assess the prosocial, entactogen effects of ketamine.
Methods: Pleasure from social situations was assessed in a sample of participants with …

Background Empathy is an important ability in social interactions, and previous findings
regarding empathy of high autistic traits (AT) have been mixed. Method The current study …

Affective empathy enables social mammals to learn and transfer emotion to conspecifics, but
an understanding of the neural circuitry and genetics underlying affective empathy is still …

Background Altruistic cooperation (AC) is essential in human social interactions. Previous
studies have investigated AC-related behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder …

Most studies examining empathy in psychopathy and autism agree that different
components of empathy are implicated in each condition. Most of these studies, however …

Young adults with ASD experience shame in social interactions, and if poorly mishandled, it
may interfere with their attempts to participate in their social environment. One strategy to …