Empathy is an integral part of socioemotional well-being, but recent research has
highlighted some of its downsides. Here we examine literature that establishes when, how …

Increased attention has focused on methods to increase empathy, compassion, and
prosocial behavior. Meditation practices have traditionally been used to cultivate prosocial …

Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can
really do for the brain. In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from …

In recent years, the scientific study of meditation and psychedelic drugs has seen
remarkable developments. The increased focus on meditation in cognitive neuroscience has …

The present research tested whether mindfulness, a state characterized by focused,
nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, increases prosocial behavior in the …

Encountering another's suffering can elicit both empathic distress and empathic care—the
warm desire to affiliate. It remains unclear whether these two feelings can be accurately and …

Over the last decade, empirical research on compassion has burgeoned in the biomedical,
clinical, translational, and foundational sciences. Increasingly sophisticated understandings …

Theoretical and neurophysiological investigations into compassion are burgeoning, yet the
putative neural mechanisms which underpin such processes are less well understood …

Global challenges such as climate change or the refugee crises emphasize the necessity of
altruism and cooperation. In a large-scale 9-month intervention study, we investigated the …

Self-compassion and its cultivation in psychological interventions are associated with
improved mental health and well-being. However, the underlying processes for this are not …