Recent research on empathy in humans and other mammals seeks to dissociate emotional
and cognitive empathy. These forms, however, remain interconnected in evolution, across …

Evidence suggests that there are differences in the capacity for empathy between males and
females. However, how deep do these differences go? Stereotypically, females are …

Empathy reflects the natural ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of
others, coupled with a motivation to care for their well-being. It has evolved in the context of …

In the past decade, a flurry of empirical and theoretical research on morality and empathy
has taken place, and interest and usage in the media and the public arena have increased …

Domestic chickens are members of an order, Aves, which has been the focus of a revolution
in our understanding of neuroanatomical, cognitive, and social complexity. At least some …

Empathy allows individuals to share the affective states of others, predict others' actions, and
stimulate prosocial behavior. Whilst the proximate mechanisms of empathy, modulated in …

The study of animal emotion, as with its human equivalent, can be confusing due to the
complicated and inconsistent use of terminology, and the number of interlinked fields and …

Traditionally, psychiatry has been defined and practiced as a branch of medicine focused on
the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. Based on growing empirical evidence, we …

For the welfare of group-housed animals, such as pigs, the emotional state of an individual
pig is relevant, but also the extent to which pen mates are affected by the distress or …

In mammals, empathy is crucial for living in social groups and caring for others. In this paper,
we consider the structural and functional organization of empathy. We propose that empathy …