A Causal and Dissociable Role for the Right Inferior Prefrontal Cortex in Empathy for Physical and Social Pain
Martina De Lillo, Ayanna Korpal, Heather Jane Ferguson, Andrew Kenneth Martin
This study uses f-tDCS to show that rIFG modulates empathy for physical and social pain differently, while dmPFC does not, suggesting distinct roles in empathy processing.
bioRxiv · Jan 19, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience