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The Relationship Between Brain Density and Empathy
27:25 - 31:35 (04:09)
Researchers have found that individuals with denser insular cortexes have effective empathy, while those with dense mid-singulate cortices have serious cognitive empathy. This was deduced after conducting trials which involved applying stimuli to different people and observing the same circuit to light up in the brain consistently.
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This podcast episode discusses how mirror neurons in the human brain allow individuals to experience empathy and feel the pain or emotions of others, even without physically experiencing the same situations themselves.
27:25 - 28:41 (01:15)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses how mirror neurons in the human brain allow individuals to experience empathy and feel the pain or emotions of others, even without physically experiencing the same situations themselves.
ChapterThe Relationship Between Brain Density and Empathy
EpisodeSelects: How Empathy Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The designs of empathy research studies are shoddy, while neuroscience still relies on the same MRIs, which can only show where more oxygen is in the brain at a given time.
28:41 - 29:40 (00:58)
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The designs of empathy research studies are shoddy, while neuroscience still relies on the same MRIs, which can only show where more oxygen is in the brain at a given time. Although a few different parts of the brain have been isolated, this is the state of the art for behavioral studies in neurology.
ChapterThe Relationship Between Brain Density and Empathy
EpisodeSelects: How Empathy Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Researchers have found that people with a denser insular cortex tend to have more effective empathy, while those with a denser mid-singulate cortex have more cognitive empathy.
29:40 - 31:35 (01:55)
Summary
Researchers have found that people with a denser insular cortex tend to have more effective empathy, while those with a denser mid-singulate cortex have more cognitive empathy.