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Original Research

Story understanding of a nonexplanatory film affects viewers' premotor activity and empathy for fictional characters

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Pages 37-44 | Published online: 20 Jul 2016

Figures & data

Figure 1 The channels of the left hemisphere functionally identified as motor areas (red circles).

Figure 1 The channels of the left hemisphere functionally identified as motor areas (red circles).

Figure 2 The channels of the right hemisphere functionally identified as motor areas (red circles).

Figure 2 The channels of the right hemisphere functionally identified as motor areas (red circles).

Figure 3 Activation changing of ch-30 (right premotor cortex and supplementary motor cortex).

Notes: Figure indicates results of one-factor analysis of variance and significance level. *P<0.05. Male, main male character; Female, main female character.
Figure 3 Activation changing of ch-30 (right premotor cortex and supplementary motor cortex).

Figure 4 Activation changing of ch-34 (right premotor cortex and supplementary motor cortex).

Notes: Figure indicates results of one-factor analysis of variance and significance level. *P<0.05 and **P<0.01. Male, main male character; Female, main female character.
Figure 4 Activation changing of ch-34 (right premotor cortex and supplementary motor cortex).

Figure 5 Correlation between the brain activity for two main characters’ condition in Chapter 6 at ch-30 and the “Fantasy” in Interpersonal Reactivity Index.

Abbreviation: IRI, interpersonal reactivity index.
Figure 5 Correlation between the brain activity for two main characters’ condition in Chapter 6 at ch-30 and the “Fantasy” in Interpersonal Reactivity Index.