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Video Game May Improve Empathy in Middle Schoolers

Neuroscience NewsAugust 8, 2018

Researchers report a new video game aimed at middle school children can help boost empathy and prosocial behavior. The study reports children exposed to the game showed greater connectivity between brain networks linked to emotional regulation and perspective taking.... Read More...

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Why Do Kids Lie, and Is It Normal?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 7, 2018

Researchers say lying in childhood is normal and an important sign that a child's cognitive skills are developing. ... Read More...

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‘Lower Status’ People More Likely to Share Wealth Than ‘Higher Status’ People

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2018

A new study reports lower status individuals are more likely to share wealth than those considered to be of higher status.... Read More...

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Putting Oneself in Another Person’s Place is the Best Antidote Against Prejudice

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2018

While empathy may not have a direct effect on prejudice, researchers say it does have an indirect influence via personality and attitude. The study reveals a person with low empathy is more likely to score high on authoritarianism and is indirectly more susceptible to show prejudice.... Read More...

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Higher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2018

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.... Read More...

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Want Narcissists to Donate to Your Cause? Make it About Them

Neuroscience NewsJune 6, 2018

Researchers report narcissists who are asked to imagine a recipient's circumstances are more likely to donate to a cause than when the recipient's plight is simply described to them.... Read More...

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Training Compassion ‘Muscle’ May Boost Brain’s Resilience to Others’ Suffering

Neuroscience NewsMay 23, 2018

A new study reveals compassion meditation training may reduce distress when witnessing the suffering of others and improve the ability to respond with compassion.... Read More...

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Study Adds New Evidence that Infants Track Others’ Mental States

Neuroscience NewsMay 7, 2018

A new study adds to growing evidence that infants possess a basic theory of mind. Neuroimaging reveals the temporal parietal junction, an area of the brain associated with theory of mind, responds similarly in infants and adults when watching videos of actors expressing different mental states.... Read More...

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To Improve Future Relationship With Your Kids, Turn Up the Music

Neuroscience NewsMay 2, 2018

A new study reports music can have a positive impact on the parent child relationship. Researchers discovered people who had shared musical experiences with their parents during childhood and adolescence had better relationships with their moms and dads as they entered adulthood.... Read More...

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