Along with the increased interest in and volume of social cognition research, there has been
higher awareness of a lack of agreement on the concepts and taxonomy used to study social …

Mentalizing is the capacity to understand ourselves and others in terms of intentional mental
states, such as feelings, desires, wishes, attitudes, and goals. It is a fundamental capacity in …

Successful social interactions require both affect sharing (empathy) and understanding
others' mental states (Theory of Mind, ToM). As these two functions have mostly been …

Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide
presents a model of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and its treatment that is based on …

Caretakers are often intimidated or alienated by patients with borderline personality disorder
(BPD), compounding the clinical challenges posed by the severe morbidity, high social costs …

We used Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to simultaneously measure brain activity in two
people while they played a computer-based cooperation game side by side. Inter-brain …

This study investigated interactive exchange in lovers and the associated interpersonal
brain synchronization (IBS) using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)‐based …

An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behavior in the context of
therapy. This groundbreaking book explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has …

Although the processes that underlie sharing others' emotions (empathy) and understanding
others' mental states (mentalizing, Theory of Mind) have received increasing attention, it is …

Background Impaired empathic abilities lead to severe negative social consequences and
influence the development and treatment of several psychiatric disorders. Furthermore …