2014
Physiological evidence of a deficit to enhance the empathic response in schizophrenia
Corbera S, Ikezawa S, Bell MD, Wexler BE. Physiological evidence of a deficit to enhance the empathic response in schizophrenia. European Psychiatry 2014, 29: 463-472. PMID: 24630376, DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsEmpathic responsesERP responsesPersonal distressRegulatory deficitsLate cognitive componentsSocial cognition processesPictures of handsEffective social interactionsLate ERP responsesOwn emotional engagementCognitive empathyTask demandsPerspective takingCognition processEmpathic conditionEmotional engagementSocial situationsSocial interactionEmpathyPainful situationsSubjective ratingsOwn painPain paradigmDistress
2012
Empathy in electrodermal responsive and nonresponsive patients with schizophrenia
Ikezawa S, Corbera S, Liu J, Wexler BE. Empathy in electrodermal responsive and nonresponsive patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2012, 142: 71-76. PMID: 23058162, PMCID: PMC3502678, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAntipsychotic AgentsChlorpromazineElectroencephalographyEmpathyEvoked PotentialsFemaleGalvanic Skin ResponseHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPersonality TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersRecognition, PsychologySchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocial BehaviorConceptsSkin conductance responsesEvent Related PotentialsSocial cognitionEmotion-evoking stimuliHealthy controlsPictures of peopleAssessment of symptomsERP responsesPersonal distressConductance responsesRelated potentialsNonresponsive patientsSchizophrenia patientsSCR frequencyCognitionPatientsSocial functionSocial integrationPotential markerSchizophreniaDistressPainPrognosisSubgroupsSymptoms
2004
Neural Circuits Underlying Emotional Distress in Humans
SINHA R, LACADIE C, SKUDLARSKI P, WEXLER BE. Neural Circuits Underlying Emotional Distress in Humans. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1032: 254-257. PMID: 15677422, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1314.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressHealthy volunteersFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniquesStressful life eventsEmotional stressPosterior cingulate regionsPrefrontal cortical circuitsSubstance use disordersStress processingBrain activationBrain correlatesImagery trialsMedial prefrontalAnterior cingulateLife eventsCingulate regionsMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesParahippocampal gyrusCortical circuitsUse disordersHealthy individualsDistressNeural circuitsSignificant activationClinical samples