What can humble arguably even the most prominent surgeon in the country? In a word: empathy
Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Toby Cosgrove was recently tapped by President Obama to lead the troubled VA, and by some accounts, there are few others who are more qualified to take the helm
A new study suggests it does, at least when practiced in a group. Music can make us feel nostalgic, melancholy, or energized. It can make us want to dance. And, a new study suggests, it can make us feel more connected to other people, espe…
Facial mimicry has been suggested to be a behavioral index for emotional empathy.The present study is the first to investigate the link between facial muscle activity and empathy for pain by facial electromyographic (EMG) recording while observers watc…
The comforting thing is even when we feel lonely, we’re never actually alone. Emotional contagion is, in other words, a form of empathy; it’s the way in which we understand another person’s feelings. Empathy is hugely important; i…
We also employed a measure known as the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), which captures the ability to infer what other people are thinking or feeling by looking at their eyes.The test was developed by British psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen an…
