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Empathy and the action-perception resonances of basic socio-emotional systems of the brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2003

Jaak Panksepp ,
Nakia Gordon  and
Jeff Burgdorf
Jaak Panksepp
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, J. P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 jpankse@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Nakia Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, J. P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 jpankse@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Jeff Burgdorf
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, J. P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind & Behavior, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 jpankse@bgnet.bgsu.edu
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Abstract

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Mammalian brains contain a variety of self-centered socio-emotional systems. An understanding of how they interact with more recent cognitive structures may be essential for understanding empathy. Preston & de Waal have neglected this vast territory of proximal brain issues in their analysis.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 43 - 44
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press