The condition is called mirror-touch synesthesia, and it has aroused significant interest among neuroscientists in recent years because it appears to be an extreme form of a basic human trait.In all of us, mirror neurons in the premotor cortex and othe…

Empathy is hot in business wisdom these days: Forbes says it’sinvaluable, Apple’s training manual offers empathy exercises, and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson calls caring “key.”Corporate empathy is not an oxymor…

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This is the first of a series on Designing for Clinical Empathy,An over of clinical empathy, how it can influence patient outcomes for the better and being implemented in different types of care systems.Clinical EmpathyWhat this comes down to is a conc…

By most accounts, the week of June 22nd 2015 was a transformational one in our nation’s history…This was the week that empathy triumphed…It is an inspiring transformation because of the unity that it represents – not just a triumph of l…

You may not realize it, but empathy is one of the most important skills that we can teach children. Unlike most skills that we teach our children, empathy is an often misunderstood word…So why is this skill so important to teach to our children? Beca…

Empathic listening might involve guessing at a person’s underlying feelings and tentatively reflecting those feelings back.  Since our emotional vocabulary might be limited to Seseme Street feelings, I provide students with lists of emotions and a…