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7-14-2008 8:41 AM487 views
wildcat says:
And so cognitive empathy alone is not enough. We also need what Ekman calls "emotional empathy"—when you physically feel what other people feel, as though their emotions were contagious. This emotional contagion depends in large part on cells in the brain called mirror neurons, which fire when we sense another's emotional state, creating an echo of that state inside our own minds. Emotional empathy attunes us to another person's inner emotional world, a plus for a wide range of professions, from sales to nursing—not to mention for any parent or lover.
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7-14-2008 3:52 PM
aklimento
Emotional empathy, mutual anxiety, compassion, love after all - that's what make us humans. Contrary to greed, envy, lie and violence.
7-14-2008 11:46 PM
mugofcoffee
Million Dollar Question!!!
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