Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of cultural neuroscience research on how our brains represent others and the self in a similar fashion. The extent of this self-other overlap appears to be linked to cultural factors. We highlight research that documents cultural influences on self-other overlap in neural representation in terms of abstract self-schemas, empathy, vicarious reward/loss, and motor resonance. The advantages of neural measures for such research are emphasized, and future opportunities and challenges are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | The Handbook of Culture and Biology Interplay |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 443-463 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119181361 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119181323 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 22 2017 |
Keywords
- Cultural neuroscience
- EEG
- ERP
- Empathy
- FMRI
- Motor resonance
- Self
- Vicarious reward
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology