From the Springer press release: Many dogs show empathy if their owner is in distress and will also try to help rescue them. This is according to Emily M. Sanford, formerly of Macalester College and…
From the Queen Mary University of London press release: When playing an economic game those that were assigned as ‘lower status’ were more likely to share their wealth than their ‘higher status’ counterparts, according to…
From the Southern Methodist University press release: People with higher empathy differ from others in the way their brains process music, according to a study by researchers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas and UCLA. The…
From the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience – KNAW press release: Helping other people in need is a foundation of our society. It is intuitive to believe that we help others because we empathically share their…
From the Lund University press release: For human beings to function socially, they need to be able to perceive, understand, and talk about others’ mental states, such as beliefs, desires and intentions. There is no…
From the Binghamton University press release: Lonely consumers are capable of behaving morally, but aren’t motivated to, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. “Consumers very often behave immorally. And…
From the Institute for Basic Science press release: Researchers at the Center for Cognition and Sociality, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), have just published in Neuron about a genetic variant that controls and increases empathy-driven…
From the University of Colorado at Boulder press release: Reach for the hand of a loved one in pain and not only will your breathing and heart rate synchronize with theirs, your brain wave patterns…
From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: To want to be a social entrepreneur, empathy is not enough for millennials. They need to feel confident in their ability to solve social problems and feel valued…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: Older siblings play an important role in the lives of their younger siblings. Like parents, older brothers and sisters act as role models and teachers,…