M Settepani

An examination of mindfulness on Mu suppression and pain empathy and its relation to trait empathy.

Social Neuroscience August 2023 L Jelsone-Swain, M Settepani, K McMullen et al.

There have been multiple benefits reported from the practice of mindfulness meditation. Recently social functioning, including empathy, has emerged as one such possible benefit. However, the literature is mixed and it is unknown if mindfulness has an effect on the neural mechanism involved in empathy. Therefore, we conducted a large-scale experimental study involving over 100 participants that...