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SUBMITTER: Gossen A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4014106 | biostudies-other | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gossen Anna A Groppe Sarah E SE Winkler Lina L Kohls Gregor G Herrington John J Schultz Robert T RT Gründer Gerhard G Spreckelmeyer Katja N KN
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20130319 5
Data from developmental psychology suggests a link between the growth of socio-emotional competences and the infant's sensitivity to the salience of social stimuli. The aim of the present study was to find evidence for this relationship in healthy adults. Thirty-five participants were recruited based on their score above the 85th or below the 15th percentile of the empathy quotient questionnaire (EQ, Baron-Cohen and Wheelwright, 2004). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to com ...[more]