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Study examines routes to empathy

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From the University at Buffalo press release: When it comes to empathy, the idiom that suggests “walking a mile in their shoes” turns out to be problematic advice, according to new research published in the… 

Study suggests stress can increase empathy

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From the University of Vienna press release: Stress is an essential psychobiological mechanism without which we could not survive. It mobilizes the organism and enables it to manage threatening situations. It was previously assumed that… 

Are you listening? Your pupils indicate if you are

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From the Dartmouth College press release: A new Dartmouth study finds that listeners are most likely to tune in when a speaker delivers the most emotional peaks of his/her narrative, as revealed by synchronous pupil… 

Study suggests autism better masked in girls than boys

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From the University of Leiden press release: Girls with autism have relatively good social skills, which means that their autism is often not recognised. Autism manifests itself in girls differently from in boys. Psychologist Carolien… 

Emotional intelligence helps make better doctors

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From the Loyola University Health System press release: Among the qualities that go into making an excellent physician is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others… 

Altruism is favored by chance

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From the University of Bath media release: Why do we feel good about giving to charity when there is no direct benefit to ourselves, and feel bad about cheating the system? Mathematicians may have found an…