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. 2018 Nov 13:9:2212.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02212. eCollection 2018.

A Dual Route Model of Empathy: A Neurobiological Prospective

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A Dual Route Model of Empathy: A Neurobiological Prospective

Chi-Lin Yu et al. Front Psychol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: affective empathy; cognitive empathy; dual routes; empathy; social neuroscience.

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The conceptual visualization for the proposed dual route model of empathy.

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