Descriptive data (Mean and Standard Deviation) of “pain” responses and reaction times to ambiguous expressions of pain (50%–50%) for each type of prime.

<p><i>Note</i>. The total of responses for each category of prime is 16.</p

One-sample t tests for each type of ambiguous expression of pain (i.e., morphed with happiness, neutral, and fearful expressions) and for each contrast.

<p><i>Note</i>. For Responses, positive values correspond to higher sensitivity to detect pain in ambiguous expressions of pain primed with distress words relative to compassion, neutral or negative primes. For Reaction Times, negative values correspond to quicker detection of pain in ambiguous expressions of pain primed with distress words relative to compassion, neutral or negative primes.</p><p>* <i>p</i><.05;</p><p>*** <i>p</i><.005.</p

Schematic overview of a typical trial.

<p>Schematic overview of a typical trial.</p

Relations between the numbers of Nobel laureates per 10 million people and the explanatory factors.

<p>The relations are given for all Nobel categories (“Nobel.All”) and for natural sciences' Nobel laureates (Nobel.NatSci). The factors are Research Expenditure (% of GDP), Publication (number of scientific articles), GDP, Cacao (cacao bean consumption per capita), Wine (wine consumption per capita), and Milk (milk consumption per capita). The numbers in the lower boxes indicate the Pearson's correlation coefficients; all the coefficients are significant (p<0.001).</p

The independent effect (R²) of each factor on the number of Nobel laureates for natural sciences.

<p>The independent effects are analyzed by hierarchical partitioning.</p

The independent effect (R²) of each factor on the number of Nobel laureates for all Nobel categories.

<p>The independent effects are analyzed by hierarchical partitioning.</p

Example of neutral, positive and threatening faces and body postures used as cues.

<p>Example of neutral, positive and threatening faces and body postures used as cues.</p

Effects of experimental factors on the N170.

<p>A–B. Grand mean baseline-corrected ERP time courses at P7 and P8 averaged for LSA (A) and HSA (B) in response to facial and postural cues. B. Mean N170 amplitudes and error bars for the different categories of postural and facial cues. C. Scalp topographies of N170 for postural (left panel) and facial cues (right panel).</p

Effects of experimental factors on the P1 in responses to targets.

<p>A–B. Grand mean baseline-corrected ERP time courses at O1 and O2 averaged for LSA (A) and HSA (B) in response to the targets cued by postural and facial stimuli. B. Mean P100 amplitudes and error bars for the different categories of targets. C. Scalp topographies of P100-target for postural (left panel) and facial cues (right panel).</p

Sequence of events during the task.

<p>Sequence of events during the task.</p