Researchers have discovered how specific brain circuits process empathy, showing that witnessing others in pain activates the ...

Empathy—the ability to share and understand the emotions of others—is a cornerstone of human social interactions. When we ...

Empathy is not an unchallenged good, however. Over the past few years there has been a growing movement opposing the ...

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.

A study using brain imaging in mice reveals that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) encodes empathic responses to others' ...

A new study suggests that people who are good at seeing things from others' perspectives are more likely to be creative in ...

That was empathy at work. When you can genuinely understand the other person's position—not just their words but their actual ...

Investing in early relationships is not just an act of kindness; it is a societal imperative that builds our future ...

For example, Baron-Cohen, the Cambridge professor, wrote in 2003 that “The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and ...

In addition to encouraging people to come up with smart and creative solutions to our problems, we’ll need to make space for ...