What is occurring during medical training across the country that would make students feel increasingly less empathy for the patients they will soon care for? A recent study out of Boston University by DC Chen et al, Characterizing changes in student e…

There’s a reason why being kind to others is good for you — and it can now be traced to a specific nerve. When it comes to staying healthy, both physically and mentally, studies consistently show that strong relationships are…

“In the cathedral of the wild, we get to see the best parts of ourselves reflected back to us.” Boyd Varty, a wildlife activist, shares stories of animals, humans and their interrelatedness, or “ubuntu” — defined as, “I am, because of you.” And he ded…

HighlightsEmpathy has evolved in the context of parental care and kinship relationships.Conserved neural circuits connecting brainstem, basal ganglia, insula and orbitofrontal cortex.It emerges early in life.Empathy is modulated by interpersonal and co…