Intense sociality has been a catalyst for human culture and civilization, and our social
relationships at a personal level play a pivotal role in our health and well-being. These …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Empathy is an integral part of socioemotional well-being, but recent research has
highlighted some of its downsides. Here we examine literature that establishes when, how …

Epilepsy is a disorder of brain networks. A better understanding of structural and dynamic
network properties may improve epilepsy diagnosis, treatment, and prognostics. Hubs are …

This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program,
which provides powerful tools for coping with life challenges and enhancing emotional well …

Compassion has become a major focus for international research in prosocial behaviour.
This paper explores the evolutionary origins of caring and how recently evolved cognitive …

Executive summary Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of
global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals …

In academic and public life empathy is seen as a fundamental force of morality–a
psychological phenomenon, rooted in biology, with profound effects in law, policy, and …

Studies purporting to show changes in brain structure following the popular, 8-week
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course are widely referenced despite major …

Humans have the capacity to share others' emotions, be they positive or negative. Elicited by
the observed or imagined emotion of another person, an observer develops a similar …