Because of its multidimensional nature, empathy as defined by Davis assesses a much wider spectrum of behavior, from prosocial to antisocial, and acts as a happy medium within the tangled web of previously established definitions and conceptualiza…

New developers eye ’empathy’ video games that target emotion, create compassionSee it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) recently revealed that doctors who have empathy could help increase their patients’ pain tolerance.   In particular, the findings of the study looked at how the brain changes to respond to str…

In the worlds of counselling, education and social work, empathy is experiencing a mini boom. Brown’s video is only a snippet of the empathy industrial complex. Ok, that is gratuitous use of ‘industrial complex’, but hear me out. A go…