Mammalian empathy: behavioural manifestations and neural basis

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 498 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.72

Authors: Frans B. M. de Waal & Stephanie D. Preston
Recent research on empathy in humans and other mammals seeks to dissociate emotional and cognitive empathy. These forms, however, remain interconnected in evolution, across species and at the level of neural mechanisms. New data have facilitated the development of empathy models such as the perception–action

Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - June 29, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Frans B. M. de Waal Stephanie D. Preston Tags: Review Source Type: research