Research in the scientific literature increasingly demonstrates that empathy consists of
multiple dimensions, and that defining empathy as a single encompassing term may be …

An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin
(OT) has a modulatory effect on pain processing. Particularly strong evidence comes from …

Empathy relies on brain systems that support the interaction between an observer's mental
state and cues about the others' experience. Beyond the core brain areas typically activated …

Highlights•Empathy for pain requires simulation via networks involved in experienced
pain.•Distinct networks support empathy for distinct phenomena like pain, pleasure, and …

Alexithymia refers to deficiencies in identifying and expressing emotions. This might be
related to changes in structural brain volumes, but its neuroanatomical basis remains …

We explore why people feel the socially improper emotions of schadenfreude (pleasure at
another person's or group's misfortune) and gluckschmerz (pain at another person's or …

Empathy for pain is thought to activate the affective-motivational components of the pain
matrix, which includes the anterior insula and middle and anterior cingulate cortices, as …

Inhibitory control is crucial for regulating emotions, suppressing biases, and inhibiting
inappropriate responses in social interactions. Social rank, or perceived position in the …

Survival and adaptation in environments require swift and efficacious learning about what is
dangerous. Across species, much of such threat learning is acquired socially, eg, through …

Advisors generally evaluate advisee‐relevant feedback after advice giving. The response to
these feedback—(1) whether the advice is accepted and (2) whether the advice is optimal …