Psychopathic callousness and perspective taking in pain processing: an ERP study.

ABSTRACT: Psychopathy is a multifaceted personality disorder characterized by distinct affective/interpersonal traits, including callousness-unemotionality/meanness, which are often considered the hallmarks of empathic deficits. It has been posited that the processing of others' pain could play an important role in empathy capabilities. This study aimed to investigate the influence of perspective taking on electrocortical responses during pain processing in relation to psychopathic callousness. The late positive potential (LPP) -a well-established electrophysiological indicator of sustained attention to motivationally significant stimuli- was measured while 100 female undergraduates viewed images depicting bodily injuries while adopting an imagine-self or an imagine-other perspective. Callousness fa

SUBMITTER: Branchadell V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972532 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature