Research Articles
Why Sad Songs Hit Differently: The Empathy Connection in Your Brain
Discover how trait empathy shapes neural responses to sad music and why your brain processes melancholic melodies differently based on your empathy levels.
Emotion, Mirror, and Reward: Reconsidering the Russian Doll Model
Exploring the layered nature of empathy through the Russian Doll Model, mirror neurons, and reward systems in the brain.
More Than a Feeling: The Social Neuroscience of Empathy
Explore the neuroscience behind empathy for pain and touch, including brain mechanisms, landmark experiments, and the science of human connection.
From Burning Out to Lighting Up: The Science of Transforming Teacher Empathy
Discover how neuroscience reveals the difference between empathy and compassion, and learn practical techniques to transform teacher stress into sustainable care.
The Empathic Brain: How We Feel Others' Pain and Why It Sometimes Fails
Explore the neuroscience of empathy, its neural circuits, dysfunction in psychiatric conditions, and promising interventions for empathy-related disorders.