FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 12, 2019·5 min readThe brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behaviorImagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 28, 2018·3 min readSensitive Babies Become Altruistic ToddlersA baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 22, 2013·5 min readBrain Can Be Trained in CompassionUsing neuroimaging technology, researchers note increased activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy in subjects who underwent compassion training.Read More
