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Michael Banissy

University of Bristol
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[HTML][HTML] Enhancing social ability by stimulating right temporoparietal junction

I Santiesteban, MJ Banissy, C Catmur, G Bird - Current Biology, 2012 - cell.com
The temporoparietal junction (TPJ) is a key node within the "social brain" [1]. Several studies
suggest that the TPJ controls representations of the self or another individual across a …

Mirror-touch synesthesia is linked with empathy

MJ Banissy, J Ward - Nature neuroscience, 2007 - nature.com
Watching another person being touched activates a similar neural circuit to actual touch and,
for some people with 'mirror-touch' synesthesia, can produce a felt tactile sensation on their …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-individual differences in empathy are reflected in human brain structure

MJ Banissy, R Kanai, V Walsh, G Rees - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
Empathy is a multi-faceted concept consisting of our ability not only to share emotions but
also to exert cognitive control and perspective taking in our interactions with others. Here we …

[PDF][PDF] Brain structure links loneliness to social perception

R Kanai, B Bahrami, B Duchaine, A Janik, MJ Banissy… - Current Biology, 2012 - cell.com
Loneliness is the distressing feeling associated with the perceived absence of satisfying
social relationships [1]. Loneliness is increasingly prevalent in modern societies [2, 3] and has …

Prevalence, characteristics and a neurocognitive model of mirror-touch synaesthesia

MJ Banissy, RC Kadosh, GW Maus, V Walsh… - Experimental brain …, 2009 - Springer
In so-called ‘mirror-touch synaesthesia’, observing touch to another person induces a subjective
tactile sensation on the synaesthete’s own body. It has been suggested that this type of …

Enhanced sensory perception in synaesthesia

MJ Banissy, V Walsh, J Ward - Experimental brain research, 2009 - Springer
Previous findings imply that synaesthetic experience may have consequences for sensory
processing of stimuli that do not themselves trigger synaesthesia. For example, synaesthetes …

Ultra‐high‐field fMRI insights on insight: Neural correlates of the Aha!‐moment

…, A Hoffmann, MJ Banissy, J Bhattacharya… - Human brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Finding creative solutions to difficult problems is a fundamental aspect of human culture and
a skill highly needed. However, the exact neural processes underlying creative problem …

Self–other control processes in social cognition: from imitation to empathy

…, G Bird, MJ Banissy… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We review the evidence that an ability to achieve a precise balance between representing the
self and representing other people is crucial in social interaction. This ability is required for …

Functional lateralization of temporoparietal junction–imitation inhibition, visual perspective‐taking and theory of mind

I Santiesteban, MJ Banissy, C Catmur… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Although neuroimaging studies have consistently identified the temporoparietal junction ( TPJ
) as a key brain region involved in social cognition, the literature is far from consistent with …

Task-dependent and distinct roles of the temporoparietal junction and inferior frontal cortex in the control of imitation

J Hogeveen, SS Obhi, MJ Banissy… - Social Cognitive and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The control of neurological networks supporting social cognition is crucially important for social
interaction. In particular, the control of imitation is directly linked to interaction quality, with …