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Jun 10, 2024

Mammalian empathy: behavioural manifestations and neural basis

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An interesting review paper on the neuroscience of empathy.


Empathy is a characteristic of all mammals that ranges from being sensitive to another’s emotions to adopting their perspective. In this Review, de Waal and Preston discuss current hypotheses concerning how the emotional states of others are understood in a variety of species.

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