New research links empathy to outcomesFrom the March ACP Internist,  By Stacey ButterfieldIt’s not hard to understand why patients might value empathy in medicine.“Who doesn’t want to have a physician who understands what they&rs…

There’s only so much time you can spend occupied with the feelings of others before you need to tend to your own.Most of us appreciate the feeling of being heard and understood, of someone else acknowledging what’s happening for us, especially in diffi…

Erika Rosenberg offers scientifically- and practically-based training and consultation in a wide range of areas associated with the study and/or understanding of human emotion, facial expressions of emotion, and the improvement of emotional functioning…

Neanderthals displayed a deep seated sense of compassion, according to British archaeologists who are studying the evolution of compassion in humans. Neanderthals are often depicted as brutish club wielders, but a new book suggests Nean…