People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a ...

A person with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) may experience an excessive concern for prestige and power, as well as a lack of empathy for others. A personality disorder affects how a ...

Researchers found that those who regularly smoke marijuana find it easier to recognize and understand how others feel. The ...

Chotiner drew Mohler, a supposed follower of Jesus Christ, to admit he now condemns empathy. Mohler sneered that empathy is "an artificial virtue," calling empathy "destructive and manipulative." ...

Examine evidence on the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of empathy and compassion, their evolutionary origin, and their role in brain functionality, including in some cases of brain disorders.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Childhood maltreatment (CM) often perpetuates a cycle of abuse across generations, primarily due to impaired empathy in parents who experienced abuse. A study ...