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 …

This article argues that mirror neurons originate in sensorimotor associative learning and
therefore a new approach is needed to investigate their functions. Mirror neurons were …

Empathy plays a critical interpersonal and societal role, enabling sharing of experiences,
needs, and desires between individuals and providing an emotional bridge that promotes …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

The debate regarding whether women are more empathetic than men has broad scientific,
social and clinical implications. However, previous independent questionnaires and brain …

The last decade has witnessed enormous growth in the neuroscience of empathy. Here, we
survey research in this domain with an eye toward evaluating its strengths and weaknesses …

Empathy—the ability to share the feelings of others—is fundamental to our emotional and
social lives. Previous human imaging studies focusing on empathy for others' pain have …

A growing body of evidence suggests that empathy for pain is underpinned by neural
structures that are also involved in the direct experience of pain. In order to assess the …

The phenomenon of empathy entails the ability to share the affective experiences of others.
In recent years social neuroscience made considerable progress in revealing the …

EBK: SENSATION/PERCEPTION Page 1 Page 2 E. Bruce Goldstein University of Pittsburgh
University of Arizona and Laura Cacciamani California Polytechnic State University Sensation …