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Elucidation of the brain correlates of cognitive empathy and self-awareness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2003

Julian Paul Keenan  and
Mark A. Wheeler
Julian Paul Keenan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ 07304 selfawareness@prodigy.net
Mark A. Wheeler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 mwheeler@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu
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Abstract

Self-awareness is thought to be tied to processes of higher-order perspective taking including empathy. These abilities appear to be reserved for humans, great apes, and possibly, dolphins. Recent examinations reveal that both self-awareness and empathy may have origins in the right hemisphere. It is possible that, as in language, lateralization plays a key role in the development of higher-order perspective taking and self-awareness.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 40 - 41
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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