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SUBMITTER: Bacha-Trams M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304509 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bacha-Trams Mareike M Ryyppö Elisa E Glerean Enrico E Sams Mikko M Jääskeläinen Iiro P IP
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20200501 2
Putting oneself into the shoes of others is an important aspect of social cognition. We measured brain hemodynamic activity and eye-gaze patterns while participants were viewing a shortened version of the movie 'My Sister's Keeper' from two perspectives: that of a potential organ donor, who violates moral norms by refusing to donate her kidney, and that of a potential organ recipient, who suffers in pain. Inter-subject correlation (ISC) of brain activity was significantly higher during the poten ...[more]