Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Riva, F; Lenger, M; Kronbichler, M; Lamm, C; Silani, G.
The role of right supra-marginal gyrus and secondary somatosensory cortex in age-related differences in human emotional egocentricity.
Neurobiol Aging. 2022; 112:102-110
Doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.01.002
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- Lenger Melanie
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- Abstract:
- Emotional egocentric bias (EEB) occurs when, due to a partial failure in self-other distinction, empathy for another's emotion is influenced by our own emotional state. Recent studies have revealed a higher EEB in children, adolescents and older adults compared to young adults, but the neural correlates of this finding are largely unknown. We asked female participants (N = 95) from three different age groups (adolescents, young and older adults) to perform a well-validated EEB task in an MRI scanner. We assessed task-based changes in activity and effective connectivity as well as morphometric changes in regions of interest to pinpoint functional and structural age-related differences. Results revealed higher EEB in older compared to young adults and adolescents. Connectivity between right supramarginal gyrus (rSMG) and somatosensory cortices acted as a partial mediator between age and EEB. The findings suggest that an intact connectivity of rSMG, rather than its regional activity, with sensory-perceptual brain areas is crucial for overcoming egocentric biases of empathic judgments.
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- Adolescent - administration & dosage
- Aged - administration & dosage
- Brain - administration & dosage
- Brain Mapping - administration & dosage
- Egocentrism - administration & dosage
- Emotions - administration & dosage
- Empathy - administration & dosage
- Female - administration & dosage
- Humans - administration & dosage
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - administration & dosage
- Prefrontal Cortex - administration & dosage
- Somatosensory Cortex - diagnostic imaging
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- Adolescence
- Aging
- Connectivity
- Emotional egocentricity bias
- fMRI