Humans are inherently emotional creatures due to our social nature, and emotions are able
to influence how well we learn and even affect academic outcomes. Emotions are rarely a …

The neural basis of empathy and prosociality has received much interest over the past
decades. Neuroimaging studies localized a network of brain regions with activity that …

The aim of this review is to discuss recent arguments and findings in the comparative study
of empathy. Based on a multidisciplinary approach including psychology and ethology, we …

Emotional contagion, the emotional state‐matching of an individual with another, seems to
be crucial for many social species. In recent years evidence on emotional contagion in …

Emotional contagion is described as an emotional state matching between subjects, and
has been suggested to facilitate communication and coordination in complex social groups …

Animals often display prosocial behaviors, performing actions that benefit others. Although
prosociality is essential for social bonding and cooperation, we still know little about how …

Simple Summary While dogs will rescue their owners in distress, no study has investigated
whether or not dogs may do the same for strangers. This study explores this question by …

Purpose The authors aimed to compare two different empathy scales across the six-year
medical course, among undergraduate medical students attending a school of medicine that …

Empathy is a complex, multi‐dimensional capacity that facilitates the sharing and
understanding of others' emotions. As our closest living relatives, bonobos (Pan paniscus) …

Perceiving, evaluating and reacting towards conspecifics' emotional states are important
challenges of social group living. Emotional contagion describes an alignment of emotional …