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 …

Many group-living animals, humans included, occasionally synchronize their behavior with
that of conspecifics. Social psychology and neuroscience have attempted to explain this …

Previous research shows that virtual reality perspective-taking experiences (VRPT) can
increase prosocial behavior toward others. We extend this research by exploring whether …

Empathy, the ability to vicariously experience and to understand the affect of other people, is
fundamental for successful social-cognitive ability and behaviour. Empathy is thought to be a …

Empathy is a multi-faceted construct with important implications for social behavior. Based
on a selective review of the neuroscientific evidence collected in humans, the present paper …

Empathy–currently defined as the sharing of another's affective state–has been the focus of
much psychological and neuroscientific research in the last decade, much of which has …

Background Empathy for pain is a complex phenomenon incorporating sensory, cognitive
and affective processes. Functional neuroimaging studies indicate a rich network of brain …

Being able to discriminate between what originates from ourselves and what originates from
others is critical for efficient interactions with our social environment. However, it remains an …

Empathy is a fundamental component of our social-emotional experience. Over the last
decade, there has been increased interest in understanding the effects of acute stress on …

Empathy is fundamental to social functioning. Although empathy involves sharing the
emotional experience of another, research also highlights the importance of distinguishing …