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·February 19, 2020·4 min read

Neuroimaging reveals empathy can be detected in people whose brains are at rest

Brain activity while in a resting state can predict how empathetic a person is. Researcher used a combination of neuroimaging data and machine learning to identify subtle patterns in brain activity associated with empathy.

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·February 4, 2020·5 min read

Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food and help others

As early as 19 months of age, children start to show altruistic behaviors. The study reports even when a small child is hungry, they will give their snack to a stranger in need. Findings reveal not only do young children engage in altruistic behavior, but early social experiences can also help shape future altruistic behaviors.

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·January 29, 2020·5 min read

Study challenges assumptions about social interaction difficulties in autism

Successful social interactions for adults on the autism spectrum revolve around partner compatibility, not just the skill set of the other person.

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·January 27, 2020·4 min read

How personality predicts seeing others as sex objects

Those with dark personality traits such as psychopathy, sadism, low affective empathy, narcissism, cold-heartedness, and meanness, are more likely to sexually objectify those of the opposite sex.

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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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·January 7, 2020·3 min read

The dark side of supportive relationships

Study explores the dynamics and repercussions of unconditional support in interpersonal relationships.

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·December 12, 2019·6 min read

The empathy option: The science of how and why we choose to be empathetic

Is empathy really on the decline, as a recent study suggests? Researchers investigate how and why people chose to be empathetic, or to avoid empathy, in their daily lives.

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·December 5, 2019·4 min read

Rats use same brain area as humans to empathize with others

Reducing activity in the anterior cingulate decreases empathetic responses in rats. The data suggests an observer shares the emotions of others as it enables them to prepare for danger.

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·October 22, 2019·2 min read

Brain imaging reveals neural correlates of human social behavior

Brain imaging studies shed new light on social behaviors such as empathy and team flow. The findings provide new understanding of the neural basis of social behaviors and conditions involving social dysfunction.

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·September 20, 2019·4 min read

Introvert? You may just be bad at recognizing faces

Extroverts perform significantly better at facial recognition tasks than introverts.

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·September 3, 2019·4 min read

No evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy

A new study challenges the existing theory that testosterone levels are linked to reduced cognitive empathy.

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·September 1, 2019·4 min read

Adolescents’ fun seeking predicts both risk taking and prosocial behavior

A positive correlation has been identified between prosocial and rebellious behaviors in teens. The more risk taking behaviors a teen exhibited, the more likely they were to act prosocially. The findings suggest the same developmental processes are at work for both types of behaviors. Also noted was faster brain development in the medial prefrontal cortex predicted a decrease in rebellious behavior.

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