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Meta-Analysis
. 2024 Oct 18;14(1):24480.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74810-w.

Effects of classical psychedelics on implicit and explicit emotional empathy and cognitive empathy: a meta-analysis of MET task

Amit Olami  1 , Leehe Peled-Avron  2   3
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Meta-Analysis

Effects of classical psychedelics on implicit and explicit emotional empathy and cognitive empathy: a meta-analysis of MET task

Amit Olami et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

This meta-analysis investigates the effect of classic psychedelic drugs on empathy and focuses on cognitive and emotional empathy measured using the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET). Empathy entails the ability to understand and share the feelings of another and is a significant component of social interaction. Several studies have examined the effects of psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin and ayahuasca on empathy, yet their overall effect has not been studied so far. In this meta-analysis, we reviewed data from studies up to November 2023 with the aim of examining the effects of various psychedelic drugs on empathic abilities broadly. Our findings suggest that classical psychedelics significantly enhance explicit and implicit emotional empathy without affecting measures of cognitive empathy. The results emphasize the need to continue testing the therapeutic potential of classic psychedelic drugs.

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The search and selection procedure was used to identify studies for inclusion in this meta-analysis. Template provided by PRISMA (www.prisma-statement.org).
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of classical psychedelic intervention on cognitive empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of positive stimuli on cognitive empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of negative stimuli on cognitive empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of classical psychedelics intervention on explicit emotional empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of positive stimuli on explicit emotional empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of negative stimuli on explicit emotional empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of classical psychedelics intervention on implicit emotional empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of positive stimuli on implicit emotional empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Forest Plot illustrates the influence of negative stimuli on implicit emotional empathy scores measured by the MET task.
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Risk of bias assessment of included RCT.
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