Exploring EmpathyThe world’s a tough place, but we’re all in it together. This month we’re exploring the power — and challenge — of empathy, by asking how we can embrace this emotion in our work to change the world.We&rsqu…

Tania Singer, Ben Seymour, John O\’Doherty, Holger Kaube, Raymond J. Dolan, Chris D.Our ability to have an experience of another’s pain is characteristic of empathy. Using functional imaging, we assessed brain activity while volunteers experienced a pa…

In our social media age, we demonstrate empathy in the easiest way possible — a few mouse clicks — much like the knee-jerk dropping of a few coins into a peddler’s can, without much reflection whether such act of sympathy would make a difference, as …

Testosterone levels and empathetic tendencies may predict a man’s parenting skills, according to a recent study.Researchers at the University of Michigan found that when men saw their infants in distress, it lowered their testosterone levels–which can…