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Brain Bliss: What’s Empathy Got To Do With It?

Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

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The “empathic” brain. We all assume we have one, but like “hen’s teeth” it’s rarer than you think. The unbridled capacity to share and completely comprehend the emotional state of another person…well it’s what’s being human is all about…isn’t it? Empathic helping behavior is observed among all primates, not just humans. [...]

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