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In this video Dr Lockwood discusses research that identifies a part of our brain that helps us learn to be good to others.
'Prosocial behaviours are social behaviours that benefit other people. They are a fundamental aspect of human interactions, essential for social bonding and cohesion, but very little is currently known about how and why people do things to help others.’
Empathy speeds up learning →
The Naked Scientists
Although empathy is often associated with traits like helpfulness and generosity, not a lot is known about how helpful behaviour and empathy might be linked in the brain. Now, scientists have pinpointed part of the brain thought to drive us to learn how to be more helpful. The findings also suggest that people with higher levels of empathy are quicker to learn what they need to do to help.
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The Telegraph
Scientists have for the first time identified the specific region of the brain responsible for altruistic thoughts – and it appears to work naturally better in some people than in others.
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Read moreEmpathic people quicker to learn to help others, study shows →
The Guardian
Although people are slower to learn to do tasks that help other people, research participants rated as more empathic proved to be quicker learners.
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Read moreBrain’s Response to Other People’s Good News Depends on Empathy →
Neuroscience News
The way our brain responds to others’ good fortune is linked to how empathetic people report themselves to be, according to new UCL-led research.
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Our brain's response to others' good news depends on empathy →
Science Daily
The way our brain responds to others' good fortune is linked to how empathetic people report themselves to be, according to new UCL-led research.
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Psychopaths and Callous Children Show Dysfunctional Brain Responses to People In Pain →
TIME
Children who cruelly disregard other people’s pain and psychopathic criminal offenders show dysfunction in similar brain regions— but new research finds that the changes may lead in opposite directions.
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NBC
Children with severe behavioral problems have a suppressed response to others' pain, according to new brain-scan research.
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