Long called the “Love Hormone,” the hormone oxytocin has been implicated for more than a decade in such prosocial activities as empathy, trust, and generosity (with both human and animal models). At the social neuroendocrinology pre-confere…

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanit…

Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, low empathy levels and a sense of entitlement, the researchers said. Narcissistic men, it turns out, release more cortisol — even when they’re not in stressful situations….   The study noted that…

In a fascinating study entitled “Induction of empathy by the smell of anxiety,” published in the journal of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) in 2009, researchers discovered “The chemosensory perception of human anxiety seems to automatically recrui…

Narcissism, or excessive love of oneself, is not just an unattractive trait, it’s physically damaging for men too, scientists say.   Researchers at the University of Michigan found that men who have this personality trait — characteris…

Last night at a cocktail party I attended in Davos, the queen of new media – Arianna Huffington – did a surprising thing. She asked people to unplug from their Blackberries and—gasp—slow down.    Her analysis was that …