reviewPsychological BulletinNov 5, 2020HYBRID OA

Toward a hierarchical model of social cognition: A neuroimaging meta-analysis and integrative review of empathy and theory of mind.

MSMatthias SchurzJRJoaquim RaduàMGMatthias G. TholenLMLara MaliskeDSDaniel S. Margulies

University of Oxford · Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Along with the increased interest in and volume of social cognition research, there has been higher awareness of a lack of agreement on the concepts and taxonomy used to study social processes. Two central concepts in the field, empathy and Theory of Mind (ToM), have been identified as overlapping umbrella terms for different processes of limited convergence. Here, we review and integrate evidence of brain activation, brain organization, and behavior into a coherent model of social-cognitive processes. We start with a meta-analytic clustering of neuroimaging data across different social-cognitive tasks. Results show that understanding others' mental states can be described by a multilevel model of hierarchical…

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  • Psychology
  • Social cognition
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Mentalization
  • Empathy
  • Theory of mind
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