Marco Iacoboni, Lidewij Niezink and Edwin Rutsch discuss Definitions, Measurements & Metrics of Empathy.
Marco Iacoboni is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Director of the Marco Iacoboni Lab, UCLA Brain Mapping Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He is author of, Mirroring People: The New Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others.
Marco says, “I think what’s interesting to me most is to define metrics of empathy. How can I measure this thing? Why it matters? If we want to design interventions to improve empathy we need to agree upon ways of quantifying it. People do get bogged down in debates on definitions and don’t even get to the point of trying to discuss metrics of empathic behavior. This slows down progress, I think” Sub Conference: Science
