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For Carolyn Hart, empathy is more than a feeling—it's physical. The professional masseuse has a rare neurological condition called mirror-touch synesthesia. When Hart sees another person in pain, she physically feels that pain too.
In this “rich, fascinating portrait of extraordinary sensory awareness” (Kirkus), acclaimed neurologist Joel Salinas, M.D.
Since she was young, Luna Jones has had the “superhuman” ability to feel everything you (and everyone else) feels. Is it a burden or a gift?
Dr. Joel Salinas is a neurologist who possesses a rare neurological trait himself: he has mirror touch synesthesia, a rare form of the perceptual condition that allows him to experience the same physical sensations and feelings as the people around him.
Mirror-touch synesthesia is a rare neurological trait that makes people highly empathic, allowing them to feel what others do by looking at or touching them.
British scientists are looking for people with a rare condition called mirror-touch synesthesia, as it could help them to better understand empathy. Here's how - and why it's important.
Pioneering therapist Dr. Judith Orloff counsels the highly empathic.
Dr. Judith Orloff helps us understand the power of empathy so we can utilize and honor it in our lives.
People with the unique neurological condition aren't just sensitive to the emotions and physical sensations of others—they feel them like it's their own.
Interactions between self-other representation and vicarious perception are thought to be important to how we all experience empathy.
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