Lack of empathy following traumatic brain injury associated with reduced responsiveness to anger
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 18:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Egocentric, self-centred, and insensitive to the needs of others: these social problems often arise in people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and have been attributed in part to a loss of emotional empathy, the capacity to recognise and understand the emotions of other people. A new study has recently revealed evidence of a relationship between physiological responses to anger and a reduction of emotional empathy post-injury.