Too early for a neuropsychology of empathy

To date, a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship has done little to clarify either the why or the how of empathy. Preston & de Waal (P&deW) attempt to remedy this, although it remains unclear whether empathy consists of two discrete processes, or whether a perceptual and motor componen...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2002-02, Vol.25 (1), p.32-33
Main Author: Davis, Hank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy
Emotions
Empathy
Neuropsychology
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Summary:To date, a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship has done little to clarify either the why or the how of empathy. Preston & de Waal (P&deW) attempt to remedy this, although it remains unclear whether empathy consists of two discrete processes, or whether a perceptual and motor component are joined in some sort of behavioral inevitability. Although it is appealing to offer a neuroanatomy of empathy, the present level of neuropsychology may not support such reductionism.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X02340019