Mirror-touch synesthesia is linked with empathy Export

@article{citeulike:1410888, abstract = {Watching another person being touched activates a similar neural circuit to actual touch and, for some people with 'mirror-touch' synesthesia, can produce a felt tactile sensation on their own body. In this study, we provide evidence for the existence of this type of synesthesia and show that it correlates with heightened empathic ability. This is consistent with the notion that we empathize with others through a process of simulation.}, address = {Department of Psychology, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H OAP, UK.}, author = {Banissy, Michael J. and Ward, Jamie}, citeulike-article-id = {1410888}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1926}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1926}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17572672}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17572672}, day = {17}, doi = {10.1038/nn1926}, issn = {1097-6256}, journal = {Nat Neurosci}, keywords = {empathy, mirror\_neuron, simulation, synesthesia}, month = {July}, number = {7}, pages = {815--816}, posted-at = {2009-07-01 03:10:52}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Mirror-touch synesthesia is linked with empathy}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1926}, volume = {10}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1410888 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1410888 N2 - Watching another person being touched activates a similar neural circuit to actual touch and, for some people with 'mirror-touch' synesthesia, can produce a felt tactile sensation on their own body. In this study, we provide evidence for the existence of this type of synesthesia and show that it correlates with heightened empathic ability. This is consistent with the notion that we empathize with others through a process of simulation. IS - 7 JF - Nat Neurosci SN - 1097-6256 AD - Department of Psychology, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, WC1H OAP, UK. EP - 816 TI - Mirror-touch synesthesia is linked with empathy PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 10 SP - 815 KW - empathy KW - mirror_neuron KW - simulation KW - synesthesia AU - Banissy, Michael AU - Ward, Jamie PY - 2007/07/17/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1926 ER -