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Daniel Tranel

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Open access Sep 2026

Is damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex associated with impaired empathy? A neuropsychological study using an empathy motivation task.

Patients with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) classically develop personality disturbances, emotion dysregulation, and social decision-making deficits that have been likened to psychopathic tendencies ("pseudopsychopathy"). These acquired deficits are thought to entail empathy impairments, viz., id...

J. A. Scheffer, Justin Reber, C. Cameron et al. · 0 citations

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