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Compassion Can Be Cultivated


Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows

A new study investigates whether training adults in compassion can result in greater altruistic behavior and related changes in neural systems underlying compassion. ... More>


Fear, Happiness, and Sadness Share Common Neural Building Blocks

Diverse emotions like sadness, happiness, fear, and anger are all based on common building blocks of valence (i.e., pleasure/displeasure) and arousal, according to new research published in Psychological Science. ... More>


Secrets of the Criminal Mind


Your Brain on Laughter