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Understanding Others’ Feelings: What Is Empathy and Why Do We Need It?

By Pascal Molenberghs — 2017

Empathy is the ability to share and understand the emotions of others. It is a construct of multiple components, each of which is associated with its own brain network. There are three ways of looking at empathy.

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Why Your Brain Loves Kindness

If you’re familiar to meditation, then you’ve probably tried a basic loving-kindness practice. It involves bringing to mind someone you love, and wishing that they are safe, well, and happy—either out loud or to yourself.

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Stephany Tlalka
2019
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Hot to Help

We often emphasize the importance of keeping cool in a crisis. But sometimes coolness can give way to detachment and apathy.

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Daniel Goleman
2008
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Empathy 101

Daniel Goleman looks at three types of empathy that leaders, teachers, and parents should have.

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Daniel Goleman
2013
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The Lama in the Lab: Neuroscience and Meditation

Daniel Goleman reports on the Dalai Lama and the dialog between science and Buddhism, especially on how neuroscientists are measuring the effects of meditation.

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Daniel Goleman
2013
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How Meditation Changes Your Brain—and Your Life

When neuroscientists tested expert meditators, they discovered something surprising: The effect of Buddhist meditation isn’t just momentary; it can alter deep-seated traits in our brain patterns and character.

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Daniel Goleman, Richard Davidson
2018
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