If neuroimaging studies showed that entirely different brain regions were activated when a person experienced pain from those that are activated when a person viewed or imagined someone else experiencing pain, this would
A)be inconsistent with mirror neuron involvement in empathic processes.
B)indicate that this person does not experience empathy.
C)indicate that this person felt different quantities of pain for self versus others.
D)provide evidence for embodied simulation.

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Mirror neurons are thought to play a role in empathic processes, as they are activated both when an individual experiences pain and when they observe another individual experiencing pain. If entirely different brain regions were activated when experiencing pain compared to observing pain in others, it would suggest that mirror neuron involvement in empathy may not be as strong as previously thought.

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