Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia involves a broad array of nonsocial and social
cognitive domains. It is a core feature of the illness, and one with substantial implications for …

While the discussion on the foundations of social understanding mainly revolves around the
notions of empathy, affective mentalizing, and cognitive mentalizing, their degree of overlap …

Social cognition has become a topic of widespread interest in experimental and treatment
research in schizophrenia over the past 15 years. This explosion of interest largely reflects …

During the past decade, novel approaches to study social interaction have expanded and
questioned long-standing knowledge about how humans understand each other. We aim to …

Social cognition impairment predicts social functioning in schizophrenia. Several studies
have found abnormal brain activation in patients with schizophrenia during social cognition …

Empathy for pain is thought to activate the affective-motivational components of the pain
matrix, which includes the anterior insula and middle and anterior cingulate cortices, as …

Introduction Empathy is part of basic social cognition and is central to everyday interactions.
Indeed, emotional and cognitive empathy deficits are related to various psychopathologies …

Background Pain empathy represents a fundamental building block of several social
functions, which have been demonstrated to be impaired across various mental disorders by …

Background Mirror neuron system (MNS) consists of visuomotor neurons that are
responsible for the mirror neuron activity (MNA), meaning that each time an individual …

Empathy refers to the ability to understand other people's feelings and reacting emotionally
to others. Impaired empathy has been reported in both individuals with schizophrenia and …