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SUBMITTER: Nilsonne G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383810 | biostudies-other | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nilsonne Gustav G Tamm Sandra S Golkar Armita A Sörman Karolina K Howner Katarina K Kristiansson Marianne M Olsson Andreas A Ingvar Martin M Petrovic Predrag P
Royal Society open science 20170308 3
Emotional mimicry and empathy are mechanisms underlying social interaction. Benzodiazepines have been proposed to inhibit empathy and promote antisocial behaviour. First, we aimed to investigate the effects of oxazepam on emotional mimicry and empathy for pain, and second, we aimed to investigate the association of personality traits to emotional mimicry and empathy. Participants (<i>n</i>=76) were randomized to 25 mg oxazepam or placebo. Emotional mimicry was examined using video clips with emo ...[more]