Highlights•Empathy for pain requires simulation via networks involved in experienced
pain.•Distinct networks support empathy for distinct phenomena like pain, pleasure, and …

Performance is dependent upon both physical and psychological factors. As a social animal,
human behaviors are influenced by interactions with others. Empathy is based on social …

Empathy is a widely used term, but it is also difficult to define. In recent years, the field of
cognitive neuroscience has made impressive strides in identifying neural networks in the …

" Ethics has been a central concern in literature since the earliest works treating the
purposes of poetry and stories. Plato famously criticized poets for their inculcation of morally …

Previous research revealed inconsistent findings regarding affective responses when facing
someone in pain (ie, empathic concern and/or personal distress). In this paper, we suggest …

Embodiment is made possible by the ability to imagine ourselves in a particular situation
(mental simulation). Postural changes have been demonstrated in response to painful …

Empathy is crucial for social functioning as well as social coherence. It can be influenced by
modulatory factors such as familiarity and liking (ie, emotional closeness). Furthermore …

The presence of a sick individual may induce two contradictory reactions in observers. On
the one hand, empathy, sympathy, and compassion may arise and, thus, the motivation to …

We present a systematic review of 111 papers that measure the impact of virtual
experiences created through head-mounted displays (HMDs) on empathy. Our goal was to …

Background Nurses are increasingly at risk of experiencing physical or verbal violence,
during their career. The aim of this study was to explore undergraduate student nurses' …