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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 8, 2023·1 min readCannabis Use Linked to Enhanced EmpathyA new study suggests regular cannabis users may have a heightened ability to understand others' emotions. Psychological assessments coupled with brain imaging revealed that users show stronger connectivity in brain regions associated with empathy.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·January 12, 2021·4 min readCats May Help Increase Empathy and Decrease Anxiety for Kids With AutismCats may help increase empathy while reducing symptoms of separation anxiety in children with autism, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2017·6 min readChatter in the Deep Brain Spurs Empathy in RatsStudy sheds light on how the brain coordinates complex decision involving empathy and altruism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2016·4 min readComputers Can Tell If You’re BoredComputers that are able to read a person's body language and tell whether they are bored or not may help lead to the development of empathetic robots and revolutionize online learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 5, 2017·3 min readContagious Yawning More Closely Associated With Perceptual Sensitivity Than EmpathyPerceptual ability is more closely related to contagious yawning than empathy, researchers find.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 16, 2018·4 min readDaily Dose of Violent Video Games Has No Long Term Effect on Adult AggressionA long term study finds no link between frequently playing violent video games and increased levels of aggression in adults.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 31, 2021·4 min readDo You Hate Seeing People Fidget? You’re Not AloneApproximately one-third of people suffer from misokinesia, an anxious or frustrated reaction to watching another person fidgeting.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2016·4 min readDoes Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 12, 2015·2 min readDogs Know That Smile on Your FaceNew research reports dogs can recognize different emotional expressions on human faces.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 2, 2020·4 min readDoll Play Activates Brain Regions Associated With Empathy and Social SkillsPlaying with dolls as a small child helps develop social skills and empathy. Doll play activates the posterior superior temporal sulcus, an area of the brain associated with social processing and behaviors.Read More
