Children are naturally prone to kindness

Friday, July 11, 2008 - 08:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans to study responses in children. read more

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