FeaturedPsychology·March 5, 2016·3 min readEmpathy Enhances Altruistic Behavior in Selfish PeopleA new study report on how brain connectivity reveals our hidden motives.Read More
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Featured·December 21, 2015·2 min readCan We Learn to Empathize With Strangers?A new study reports on how we can learn to be more empathetic with strangers.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 2, 2015·4 min readCan You Tell if Your Therapist Has Empathy?Researchers have developed new software that is able to detect a person's ability to understand and share feelings in therapy sessions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 5, 2015·2 min readMusical Training Helps Shape Emotional and Social Skills in KidsFor kids with poor social skills, musical lessons can help them become more socially adept, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 3, 2015·3 min readHumans Can Empathize With RobotsA new study reports humans are able to empathize with robots they perceive to be in pain.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 14, 2015·4 min readAltered Connections Between Eye Contact and Facial Mimicry in AutismA new study investigates how joint attention and spontaneous facial mimicry interact in relation to each other in people with autism.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 9, 2015·4 min readBrain’s Response to Other People’s Good News Depends on EmpathyFindings could provide new insight into the role of the anterior cingulate cortex in empathy and social behavior disorders, including autism.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2015·4 min readUnderstanding Thoughts of Others Enables Kids to LieChildren who are taught to reason about the mental states of others are more likely to use deception to obtain a reward, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 7, 2015·5 min readBoth Autistic Men and Women Show an Extreme of Typical Male Pattern on ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ TestAccording to researchers, a new study provides strong support for the extreme male brain theory of autism.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 1, 2015·3 min readInfants’ Moral Development Affected by Parents’ Views on JusticeA new study reports parental views on justice have an impact on the moral development of their infants.Read More
