A5045202397- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
University of Liverpool
2023-2024
University of Cambridge
2016-2020
Birkbeck, University of London
2011-2015
Universidad de Londres
2014
Previous studies using the dot perspective task have shown that adults are slower to verify number of dots they can see in a picture when human figure picture, an avatar, different dots.This 'self--consistency effect', which occurs even avatar's is formally task--irrelevant, has been interpreted as evidence implicit mentalizing; humans think about mental states others via dedicated, automatic processes.We tested this interpretation by giving participants two versions task.In some trials,...
Although neuroimaging studies have consistently identified the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) as a key brain region involved in social cognition, literature is far from consistent with respect to lateralization of function. For example, during theory-of-mind tasks bilateral TPJ activation found some but only right hemisphere others. Visual perspective-taking and imitation inhibition, which been argued recruit same socio-cognitive processes theory mind, are associated unilateral either left...
The control of neurological networks supporting social cognition is crucially important for interaction. In particular, the imitation directly linked to interaction quality, with impairments associated disorders characterized by difficulties. Previous work suggests inferior frontal cortex (IFC) and temporoparietal junction (TPJ) are involved in controlling imitation, but functional roles these areas remain unclear. Here, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was used enhance...
Vicarious perception refers to the ability co-represent experiences of others. Prior research has shown considerable inter-individual variability in vicarious pain, with some experiencing conscious sensations pain on their own body when viewing another person (conscious perception/mirror-pain synaesthesia). Self–Other Theory proposes that this may result from impairments self–other distinction and maintaining a coherent sense bodily self. In support this, individuals who experience are more...
Navigating our social environment requires the ability to distinguish ourselves from others. Previous research suggests that training interventions have potential enhance capacity for self-other distinction (SOD), which then may impact various sociocognitive domains, including imitation-inhibition, visual perspective taking, and empathy. Importantly, empirical on role of SOD in emotion regulation remains scarce. In this study, we aim investigate also replicate findings empathy attribution...
Past research has yielded conflicting findings concerning socio-cognitive deficits in individuals with autistic traits. This raises the fundamental question whether traits and abilities are related. The present study investigated three key abilities-imitation-inhibition, empathy, emotion regulation-can serve as predictive factors for within a neurotypical population. Participants (N = 166, Mage 24.83 years, SDage 5.20 rangeage 18 to 39 years) were asked perform an online imitation-inhibition...
Being able to empathise with others is a crucial ability in everyday life. However, this does not usually entail feeling the pain of our own bodies. For individuals mirror-sensory synaesthesia (MSS), however, form empathic embodiment common feature. Our study investigates adults who experience MSS using video-based empathy task. We found that participants did differ from controls on emotion identification and affective empathy; they showed higher affect sharing (degree which their matches...