But animals that are not so conspicuously brainy, from chickens to ants, show distinct physiological responses when members of their own species are in distress.
This might be hard to ascribe to anything other than hard-wired, instinctive behaviour. If that is indeed the case, then it could be that what we describe as empathy, even in humans, is simply the kind of behaviour that one expects natural selection to favour in social animals.
Agronin kicked off the 9th annual Environments for Aging Conference in Baltimore (April 18-21) with an opening session on “Turning Empathy Into Action,” where he said thinking about older adults from one perspective and carrying negative associations w…
Human empathy may extend further than we thought. In fact, humans may even have the ability to empathize with manufactured machines.Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology in collaboration with Kyoto University, released a study Tuesday revea…
Social workers with high levels of empathy for their clients are more at risk of burning out, particularly if they are unable to manage their emotions and reflect on their practice effectively, research reveals. Findings from a…
Part II: How to cultivate empathy in children? Part two of my interview with Maia Szalavitz, science blogger for Time.com and co-author, with leading child trauma expert Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, of Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential — and …
