Along with the increased interest in and volume of social cognition research, there has been
higher awareness of a lack of agreement on the concepts and taxonomy used to study social …

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 …

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 …

Highlights•Socio-affective and socio-cognitive processes are separable; behaviorally and
neurally.•The related neural networks co-activate and interact in complex social …

The ability to behave in ways that benefit other individuals' well-being is among the most
celebrated human characteristics crucial for social cohesiveness. Across mammalian …

The medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) has been posited to serve a variety of social, affective,
and cognitive functions. These conclusions have largely been driven by forward inference …

Perspective-taking refers to the ability to recognize another person's point of view. Crucial to
the development of interpersonal relationships and prosocial behavior, perspective-taking is …

Managing students' problem behaviors in the classroom is a difficult challenge for many
teachers. A teacher's ability to empathize with students' perspectives and life experiences …

Although the processes that underlie sharing others' emotions (empathy) and understanding
others' mental states (mentalizing, Theory of Mind) have received increasing attention, it is …

Aggressive, violent behaviour is a major burden and challenge for society. It has been linked
to deficits in social understanding, but the evidence is inconsistent and the specifics of such …