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The science of empathy & sociology of affective neuroscience

« 2 July 2006 | 23:34 | behavioral neuroscience, research articles | No Comments »

A fascinating article in Science this week provides evidence that purports to show mice are capable of experiencing empathy. Langford, Mogil and colleagues found that mice administered a painful injection displayed increased writhing behavior (a reflexive response to pain) in the presence of cagemates who had also been injected than in the presence of either […]