Research in the scientific literature increasingly demonstrates that empathy consists of
multiple dimensions, and that defining empathy as a single encompassing term may be …

Empathy reflects the natural ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of
others, coupled with a motivation to care for their well-being. It has evolved in the context of …

Empathy involves understanding and “feeling with” others' emotions, and is an essential
capacity underlying sensitive care in humans and other species. Evidence suggests that the …

Highlights•Empathy has evolved in the context of parental care and kinship relationships.•
Conserved neural circuits connecting brainstem, basal ganglia, insula and orbitofrontal …

Why do people tend to care for upholding principles of justice? This study examined the
association between individual differences in the affective, motivational and cognitive …

Given the accelerating powers of artificial intelligence (AI), we must equip artificial agents
and robots with empathy to prevent harmful and irreversible decisions. Current approaches …

Empathy reflects the ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of others,
often eliciting a motivation to care for their well-being. It plays a central role in prosocial …

Pretense is a naturally occurring, apparently universal activity for typically developing
children. Yet its function and effects remain unclear. One theorized possibility is that …

Social movements, such as Black Lives Matter, surge when support grows for their social
justice goals. At their core, social movements advance when people act collectively by rising …

The past decades have seen an explosion of studies on empathy in various academic
domains including affective neuroscience, psychology, medicine, and economics. However …