Gender differences in empathy: The role of the right hemisphere

被引：199

作者：

Rueckert, Linda ^{[1
]}

Naybar, Nicolette ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NE Illinois Univ, Dept Psychol, Chicago, IL 60625 USA

来源：

BRAIN AND COGNITION | 2008年 / 67卷 / 02期

关键词：

empathy; asymmetry; gender differences; laterality; social cognition;

D O I：

10.1016/j.bandc.2008.01.002

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

The relationship between activation of the right cerebral hemisphere (RH) and empathy was investigated. Twenty-two men and 73 women participated by completing a chimeric face task and empathy questionnaire. For the face task, participants were asked to pick which of the two chimeric faces looked happier. Both men and women were significantly more likely to say the chimera with the smile to their left was happier, suggesting activation of the RH. As expected, men scored significantly lower than women on the empathy questionnaire, p = .003. A correlation was found between RH activation on the face task and empathy for women only; p = .037, suggesting a possible neural basis for gender differences in empathy. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：162 / 167

页数：6

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