Empathy for joy recruits a broader prefrontal network than empathy for sadness and is predicted by executive functioning.

Conclusion: Activation in core aspects of the working memory-executive control network, and core happiness-related aspects of the mentalizing brain network (i.e., medial PFC and precuneus) predicted greater empathy capacity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Neuropsychology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research