The neural basis of empathy and prosociality has received much interest over the past
decades. Neuroimaging studies localized a network of brain regions with activity that …

The current meta-analysis includes 477 records (N= 142,692) and comprehensively
explores the complex interplay between psychopathy, antisocial behavior, and empathy …

Visuospatial perspective-taking (VPT) is a process of imagining what can be seen and how
a scene looks from a location and orientation in space that differs from one's own. It …

BackgroundSocial cognition impairments are a common feature of alcohol use disorders
(AUD). However, it remains unclear whether these impairments are solely the consequence …

Empathy is an important psychological process. It consists of two dissociable components:
cognitive empathy (adopting another's perspective and understanding their emotions), and …

This article discusses insights from computational models and social neuroscience into
motivations, precursors, and mechanisms of altruistic decision‐making and other‐regard …

The ability to infer other persons' mental states,“Theory of Mind”(ToM), is a key function of
social cognition and is needed when interpreting the intention of others. ToM is associated …

Vocal emotion recognition, a key determinant to analyzing a speaker's emotional state, is
known to be impaired following cerebellar dysfunctions. Nevertheless, its possible functional …

Extensive neuroimaging literature suggests that understanding others' thoughts and
emotions engages a wide network encompassing parietal, temporal and medial frontal brain …

Mothers who use substances during pregnancy and postpartum may have altered maternal
behavior towards their infants, which can have negative consequences on infant social …