mirror-touch synaesthesia

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurological condition
type of synaesthesia
gptkbp:affects daily life
social interactions
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:autism_spectrum_disorder
alexithymia
heightened empathy
gptkbp:canBe behavioral experiments
self-report questionnaires
gptkbp:characterizedBy feeling tactile sensations on one's own body when seeing another person being touched
gptkbp:firstDescribed 2005
gptkbp:hasNoCure true
gptkbp:hasSubgroup synaesthesia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mirror-touch synaesthesia
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith tactile empathy
gptkbp:prevalence estimated 1.6% of the population
gptkbp:relatedTo mirror neuron system
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Goldsmiths,_University_of_London
gptkb:Michael_Banissy
cognitive neuroscience
gptkbp:symptom automatic tactile sensation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Synaesthesia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7