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@ARTICLE{Schaefer:279185,
      author       = {Schaefer, Michael and Kuehn, Esther and Schweitzer, Felix
                      and Muehlhan, Markus},
      title        = {{T}he neural networks of touch observation},
      journal      = {Imaging neuroscience},
      volume       = {2},
      issn         = {2837-6056},
      address      = {Cambridge, MA},
      publisher    = {MIT Press},
      reportid     = {DZNE-2025-00713},
      pages        = {1 - 16},
      year         = {2024},
      abstract     = {Studies have consistently demonstrated that the mere
                      observation of touch engages our own somatosensory cortices.
                      However, a systematic evaluation of the involved networks is
                      missing. Here, we present results of a meta-analytic
                      connectivity modeling (MACM) approach based on clusters
                      revealed by activation likelihood estimation (ALE) combined
                      with resting-state analysis to detect networks subserving
                      our ability to empathize with tactile experiences of other
                      people. ALE analysis revealed 8 clusters in frontal,
                      temporal, and parietal brain areas, which behavioral domain
                      profiles predominantly refer to cognition and perception.
                      The MACM analysis further identified distinct networks that
                      are subserved by subcortical structures, revealed that all
                      clusters involved in touch observation are connected to
                      dorso-medial frontal and anterior cingulate cortex control
                      regions, and showed that medial temporal lobe memory
                      structures do not inform network activation during touch
                      observation (confirmed by post hoc resting-state
                      connectivity analyses). Our data highlight the importance of
                      higher-level control areas and suggest only a minor role for
                      past bodily experiences in the ad hoc perception of other
                      people’s experiences.},
      cin          = {AG Gasser},
      ddc          = {610},
      cid          = {I:(DE-2719)1210000},
      pnm          = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      doi          = {10.1162/imag_a_00065},
      url          = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/279185},
}