Sociopathy affects an estimated 1-4% of the population, but not all sociopaths are cold-blooded murderers. They’re best described as people without a conscience, who prey on those with high levels of empathy, but themselves lack any concern for others’…

Cabell County Sheriff Tom McComas “Put yourself in the officer’s shoes just as the police officer should empathize with those he polices and interacts with,” McComas said. “We like to think all things are black and white, but often it is a few sha…

Empathy: The Salve for PrejudiceThe key to understanding prejudice is to use empathy to uncover the root of the bias and the negative physical effects it causes.  Empathy is the capacity to understand and respond to the unique experiences of anoth…

We can learn to empathize with strangers, researchers from the University of Zurich have suggested in their latest study. Surprisingly, positive experiences with people from another group trigger a learning effect in the brain, which increases empathy….