Brain Regions Responsible for Empathy Mapped by Researchers
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 14:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Columbia University researchers have shown for the first time that two brain systems are primarily responsible for allowing humans to accurately predict the emotions of others. Psychology professors Kevin Ochsner and Niall Bolger, graduate student Jamil Zaki and research assistant Jochen Weber used functional MRI scans to zero in on the parts of the brain that people use when correctly discerning how others are feeling.