Pain is a salient, aversive sensation which motivates avoidance, but also has a strong social
signaling function. Numerous studies have shown that regions of the nervous system active …

Social interaction can have a profound effect on individual behavior, perhaps most salient in
interactions between sick suffering children and their parents. Chronic pain is a difficult …

The nature of interactions between observing pain in others (other-pain) and subjective pain
perception (self-pain) has been debated. To test whether other-pain and self-pain primes …

The specific neural processes underlying vicarious pain perception are not fully understood.
In this functional imaging study, 20 participants viewed pain-evoking or neutral images …

Background Through two studies, we introduce and validate the E mpathy for P ain S cale
(EPS), which characterizes the phenomenology of empathy for pain, including the vicarious …

People's sensitivity to first-hand pain is affected by their ongoing emotions, with positive
states (joy, amusement) exerting analgesic-like effects, and negative states (sadness, fear) …

Perception of emotional stimuli alters the perception of pain. Although facial expressions are
powerful emotional cues–the expression of pain especially plays a crucial role for the …

Facial expression provides information for an accurate estimation of others' pain.
Nevertheless, little is known about psychophysiological responses to pain faces in chronic …

Enacting the Worlds of Cinema offers a substantial reconfiguration of the textual roots of
modern film narratology. By giving sustained attention to cinema's material-affective modes …

“Don't look and it won't hurt” is commonly heard advice when receiving an injection, which
implies that observing needle pricks enhances pain perception. Throughout our lives, we …