Results tagged “empathy” from 60 Second Science

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Laughing in the face of adversity

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Since I'm a cyborg programmed for future battle, I've never fully understood your petty human emotions -- especially empathy. In my experience, the minute you start trying to understand the enemy's feelings, he rails you with a chain gun. But I'm getting closer to understanding where empathy comes from, thanks to the recent observations of mirror neurons in people.

After the recent discovery painting the amygdala as the source of optimism, it's turning out to be a busy month for brain-emotion discoveries.

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