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·August 4, 2017·4 min read

Neural Link Between Generosity and Happiness Discovered

A new study reveals a neurobiological reason behind why we feel happy when we are being generous. Researchers discovered the connectivity between the temporal parietal junction and ventral striatum, an area of the brain associated with happiness, was enhanced in people who committed to generosity.

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·June 12, 2018·6 min read

Higher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the Brain

Researchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.

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·September 29, 2021·4 min read

New Research Exposes the Biological Basis of Empathy

The brain's reward system plays a key role in helping behaviors and empathy.

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·April 5, 2021·3 min read

Events That Foster Positive Emotions Is Key to Creating a Collective Identity

Events that encourage emotion sharing are key to team building and generating a positive collective identity.

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·June 2, 2022·7 min read

What Oxytocin Can Tell Us About the Evolution of Human Prosociality

Study sheds new light on the genetics underlying possible social differences between modern humans, our ancestors, and other primate species.

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·March 16, 2022·6 min read

‘Dark Empaths’: How Dangerous Are Psychopaths and Narcissists With Empathy?

Despite common thought, not all people with dark triad disorders are void of empathy. Some people with dark triad disorders experience above-average empathetic capabilities. Researchers shed light on "dark empaths" and empathy deficits in those with dark triad disorders.

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·April 10, 2017·3 min read

Are You Listening? Your Pupils Indicate If You Are

Researchers report that during times of shared attention, pupil dilation patterns synchronize.

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·October 9, 2015·4 min read

Brain’s Response to Other People’s Good News Depends on Empathy

Findings could provide new insight into the role of the anterior cingulate cortex in empathy and social behavior disorders, including autism.

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·January 16, 2015·3 min read

The Secret of Empathy

In both mice and men, stress from the presence of strangers prevents feelings of empathy, a new study reports.

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·April 11, 2019·4 min read

I feel you: Emotional mirror neurons found in the rat

Study reports the anterior cingulate cortex of rats contain mirror neurons that respond to pain experienced by and observations of others.

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·June 1, 2023·5 min read

Empathy’s Influence on Drinking Patterns

A recent study reports a surprising correlation between daily affective empathy and alcohol consumption. The study found that on days when people experienced higher levels of affective empathy (empathy based on shared emotional experiences) than usual, they tended to consume more alcohol.

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·January 14, 2020·4 min read

Siblings of children with intellectual disabilities score high on empathy and closeness

The relationship between typically developing children and siblings with intellectual disabilities is more positive than the relationship between typically developing siblings.

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empathy

Events That Foster Positive Emotions Is Key to Creating a Collective Identity

‘Dark Empaths’: How Dangerous Are Psychopaths and Narcissists With Empathy?

Are You Listening? Your Pupils Indicate If You Are

Brain’s Response to Other People’s Good News Depends on Empathy

The Secret of Empathy

I feel you: Emotional mirror neurons found in the rat

Empathy’s Influence on Drinking Patterns

Siblings of children with intellectual disabilities score high on empathy and closeness

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