While creating an empathetic robot is a long-held dream, understandingwhether humans genuinely empathise with robots should — in theory — be easier. Now, a team of scientists have analysed fMRI brain scans to reveal that humans have si…

In recent research, Lisa Libby and I explored the phenomenon of experience-taking, the spontaneous process of assuming the identity of a character in a written narrative and simulating that character’s subjective experience (e.g., the character&r…

Theoretical models of the role of empathy in sexual offending agree on five components relevant to the experience of empathy:   – a respectful and compassionate orientation to others, – perspective taking, – affective responding, – the abilit…

The ability to understand and empathize with others’ pain is grounded in cognitive neural processes rather than sensory ones, according to the results of a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers. The findings show that the act…