Empathy for pain is a complex phenomenon incorporating sensory, cognitive and affective processes. Functional neuroimaging studies indicate a rich network of brain activations for empathic processing. However, previous research focused on core activations in bilateral anterior insula (AI) and anterior cingulate/anterior midcingulate cortex (ACC/aMCC) which are also typically present during nociceptive (pain) processing. Theoretical understanding of empathy would benefit from empirical investigation of shared and contrasting brain activations for empathic and nociceptive processing.

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共有和独特的功能网络，用于共情和疼痛处理：功能磁共振成像研究的系统评价和荟萃分析。

对疼痛的共鸣是一种复杂的现象，包含感觉，认知和情感过程。功能性神经影像学研究表明，用于共情处理的大脑激活网络丰富。然而，先前的研究集中在双侧前岛（AI）和前扣带回/前扣带回皮层（ACC / aMCC）的核心激活中，这些激活通常也出现在伤害性（疼痛）过程中。对移情的理论理解将受益于对移情和伤害感受过程中共享和对比的大脑激活进行实证研究。