Our brain's response to others' good news depends on empathy
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 18:20
in Psychology & Sociology
The way our brain responds to others' good fortune is linked to how empathetic people report themselves to be, according to new research. They study shows that a part of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) seems particularly attuned to other people's good news, but how it responds varies substantially depending on our levels of empathy.