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Advancing the neuroscience of social emotions with social immersion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2013

Sören Krach ,
Laura Müller-Pinzler ,
Stefan Westermann  and
Frieder M. Paulus
Sören Krach
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35039 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de stefan.westermann@uni-marburg.de paulusf@med.uni-marburg.de Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35043 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de
Laura Müller-Pinzler
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35039 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de stefan.westermann@uni-marburg.de paulusf@med.uni-marburg.de
Stefan Westermann
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35039 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de stefan.westermann@uni-marburg.de paulusf@med.uni-marburg.de Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35039 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de
Frieder M. Paulus
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35039 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de lamuelle@med.uni-marburg.de stefan.westermann@uni-marburg.de paulusf@med.uni-marburg.de Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, D-35043 Marburg, Germany. krachs@med.uni-marburg.de
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Abstract

Second-person neuroscience offers a framework for the study of social emotions, such as embarrassment and pride. However, we propose that an enduring mental representation of oneself in relation to others without a continuous direct social interaction is possible. We call this state “social immersion” and will explain its impact on the neuroscience of social emotions.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 427 - 428
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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