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SUBMITTER: Di Palma M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687825 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Di Palma M M Arcangeli E E Lattanzi D D Gabbiadini A A Gallucci M M Cuppini R R Minelli A A Berlingeri M M
Scientific reports 20190808 1
In this study, we explored vagally-mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV) responses, a psychophysiological index of cognitive self-regulatory control, to map the dynamics associated with empathic responses for pain towards an out-group member. Accordingly, Caucasian participants were asked to judge the experience of African and Caucasian actors touched with either a neutral or a harmful stimulus. Results showed that (1) explicit judgment of pain intensity in African actors yielded higher rating ...[more]