Anti-Anxiety Medication Limits Empathetic Behavior in Rats

Monday, June 27, 2016 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

Rats given midazolam, an anti-anxiety medication, were less likely to free trapped companions because the drug lessened their empathy, according to a new study by University of Chicago neuroscientists.

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