A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a two-day public workshop ...

Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing others—known as vicarious fear.

The study looked into the difference between those who experience trauma and those who witness traumatic events.

This approach provides new insights into the fundamental neural mechanisms of affective empathy. Understanding how the brain encodes empathy could have major implications for mental health research.

This approach provides new insights into the fundamental neural mechanisms of affective empathy. Understanding how the brain encodes empathy could have major implications for mental health research.

To get at those questions, Pelowski and his team analyzed data from an ongoing, longitudinal study in China called the Gene-Brain-Behavior project. Having access to participants’ data on empathy, ...

Empathy doesn't just navigate existing paths—it creates entirely new ones that rigid thinking would never discover. According to Wharton's business journal, your brain works better when you ...

Women are more generous with money, but men are better at reading maps. Here’s the science behind the brain battle of the ...

This approach provides new insights into the fundamental neural mechanisms of affective empathy. Dr. Keum stated, "Our findings pinpoint the specific brain circuits involved in processing others ...