(Klimecki + 2012)

Title: Functional neural plasticity and associated changes in positive affect after compassion training.

DOI or Website Link: doi:10.1093/cercor/bhs142

Publication: Cerebral Cortex

Authors:

  • Klimecki, O. M.,

  • Leiberg, S.,

  • Lamm, C.,

  • Singer, T.

Date: 2013

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Citation:

Klimecki, O. M., Leiberg, S., Lamm, C., & Singer, T. (2013). Functional neural plasticity and associated changes in positive affect after compassion training. Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 23(7), 1552–61. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhs142

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Mentioned in (WEISZ 2016)*

Abstract:

Topic Area: (In which field / sector / perspective was this study conducted?)

Definition: (How was empathy defined?)

Benefits: (Were any benefits of empathy mentioned?)

Criticisms (Were any criticisms, negative effects or risks of empathy mentioned?)

Methods: (What were the methods used to train empathy?)

    • Experiential

    • Attended 1-day course of loving kindness mediation

Target Group: (Who participated in this study / training?)

  • Adults

Measurements: (About the assessment: How was the change in empathy measured before/after the intervention/method?)

Result: (What was the result?)

  • Increased positive affect in response to distress, and increased activity in brain regions supporting affiliation and positive affect (WEISZ 2016)*

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