Given the definitions I’m using, there are some clear differences between empathy and sympathy. As we saw, we cannot technically feel empathy for people who are feeling physical pain, as that pain is ...

New research shows bonobos and chimpanzees comfort others at similar rates, challenging old beliefs about ape empathy.

Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in ...

Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in ...

Another reason why empathy can feel distant is that we often perform it rather than practice it. Social media teaches us how ...

We often assume empathy is always good. But neuroscience tells a more nuanced—and potentially life-changing—story.

Researchers found that those who regularly smoke marijuana find it easier to recognize and understand how others feel.

Stoners “have more empathy” than the rest of the population ... “We believe that the differences shown by regular cannabis users in the emotional comprehension scores and their brain ...

After having a daughter of his own, Joshua Jackson finally has some clarity on his relationship with his late father. “Because the pain that he must have lived with,” he continued. “To have ...

"Deeply saddened by the passing of Pope Francis, a transformative figure who led the Catholic Church with empathy and progressive values. He was a compassionate and progressive voice who brought ...