Electrophysiological Correlates of Empathy

This study focused on examining whether there were any electrophysiological correlates of empathy, by analyzing the relationship between empathy and latencies/amplitudes of evoked potentials (N1, P2, N2, P3 & Sw). A sample consisted of N=54 female psychology students, within the age range 19-23...

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Matična publikacija: The Romanian Journal for Psychology, Psychotherapy and Neuroscience
1 (2011), 1 ; str. 19-37
Glavni autori: Tatalović Vorkapić, Sanja (-), Tadinac, Meri (Author)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: Elektronička verzija članka
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