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·April 8, 2015·3 min read

Brain Scans Reveal How People ‘Justify’ Killing

Neural mechanisms implicated in harming others is less active when violence is considered justified, a new study reports.

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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

Dogs Know That Smile on Your Face

New research reports dogs can recognize different emotional expressions on human faces.

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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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·May 1, 2014·4 min read

Your Stress Is My Stress

Simply observing stressful situations can trigger a physical stress response, a new research paper suggests.

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·October 18, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Find Brain is Activated More Strongly by Watching the Suffering of Hateful People

Part of the brain associated with empathy showed stronger activation when study participants watched the suffering of hateful people, as opposed to those who were more likable, researchers discover.

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·October 10, 2013·4 min read

Right Supramarginal Gyrus Plays Important Role in Empathy

Researchers find that when the right supramarginal gyrus doesn't function correctly, our empathy is severely limited.

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·September 24, 2013·3 min read

A Neurological Basis for the Lack of Empathy in Psychopaths

Atypical activation and negative functional connectivity between the insula and ventromedial prefrontal cortex could explain why psychopaths lack empathy.

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·September 20, 2012·2 min read

‘Psychopaths’ Have An Impaired Sense of Smell

People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain (orbitofrontal cortex) according to a new study.