From the Goldsmiths, University of London press release via MedicalXpress: Research from Goldsmiths, University of London suggests domestic dogs express empathic behaviour when confronted with humans in distress. Dr Deborah… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When we try to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes, we usually go all the way, assuming that they feel the same… Read more »
From the American Psychological Association press release: Men like to know when their wife or girlfriend is happy while women really want the man in their life to know when… Read more »
From the Arizona State University press release by Allie Nicodemo: The human brain evolved to ensure our survival. One example of that survival instinct is our sense of competition –… Read more »
From the MIT press release: MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in… Read more »
From the British Psychological Society press release via AlphaGalileo: Empathy can be taught to children with autism by watching a specially designed cartoon. This is the finding of research discussed… Read more »
From the UC Berkeley press release: Emotional differences between the rich and poor, as depicted in such Charles Dickens classics as “A Christmas Carol” and “A Tale of Two Cities,”… Read more »
From the CNR-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche press release via AlphaGalileo: Everybody knows that yawning is contagious. When a person yawns, other people can respond by yawning. What wasn’t known is… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, can boost donations and help drum up volunteers, according to a new… Read more »
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents has been observed in laboratory rats that repeatedly free companions from a… Read more »
