Socio-cognitive training impacts emotional and perceptual self-salience but not self-other distinction

Abstract

• Effect of a socio-cognitive training on self-other distinction and self-salience was tested • Ss trained to imitate, inhibit imitation, or inhibit control stimuli in 2 experiments • Unlike the original study, training did not influence self-other distinction • Imitation-inhibition training increased self-salience in empathy and shape matchin