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PWe wish to thank warmly to the Carlos III Institute of Health and Queen Sofia Foundation for its sponsorship and continuous support. This study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities -State Research Agency-under the Grant RTI2018-098762-A-C32 by the European Regional Development Fund. Complimentary, it was supported by the multidisciplinary Research Program of the Fundacion General de la Universidad de Salamanca (FGUSAL) in the framework of the Centro Internacional sobre el Envejecimiento (CENIE) co-funded by the Interreg V-A Programme, Spain -Portugal, (POCTEP), 2014-2020 under the Grant 0348 _CIE _6 _E by the European Regional Development Fund.

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Alzheimer's Disease and Empathic Abilities: The Proposed Role of the Cingulate Cortex

Publicated to:Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease Reports. 5 (1): 345-352 - 2021-01-01 5(1), DOI: 10.3233/ADR-200282

Authors: Avila-Villanueva, Marina; Gomez-Ramirez, Jaime; Avila, Jesus; Fernandez-Blazquez, Miguel A.;

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Complutense Univ Madrid UCM, Dept Expt Psychol Cognit Proc & Speech Therapy, Campus Somosaguas, Madrid, Spain - Author
Network Ctr Biomed Res Neurodegenerat Dis CIBERNE, Madrid, Spain - Author
Queen Sofia Fdn Alzheimer Ctr, Carlos III Inst Hlth, CIEN Fdn, Alzheimer Dis Res Unit, Madrid, Spain - Author
UAM, CSIC, Ctr Mol Biol Severo Ochoa, Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

In recent years there has been increasing interest in examining the role of empathic abilities in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Empathy, the ability to understand and share another person's feelings, implies the existence of emotional and cognitive processes and is a pivotal aspect for success in social interactions. In turn, self-empathy is oriented to one's thoughts and feelings. Decline of empathy and self-empathy can occur during the AD continuum and can be linked to different neuroanatomical pathways in which the cingulate cortex may play a crucial role. Here, we will summarize the involvement of empathic abilities through the AD continuum and further discuss the potential neurocognitive mechanisms that contribute to decline of empathy and self-empathy in AD.

Keywords

agingalzheimer’s diseaseanosognosiacingulate cortexAgingAlzheimer's diseaseAnosognosiaBehavioral-variantBrainCa1Cingulate cortexEmpathyEntorhinal cortexLife-spanMemory impairmentMindNeural basisSubjective cognitive decline

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Geriatrics and Gerontology, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.09, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 1.96 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-28, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 10
  • Europe PMC: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-28:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 21.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 20 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 10.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (AVILA VILLANUEVA, MARINA) and Last Author (FERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been FERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL.