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SUBMITTER: Decety J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4685523 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Decety Jean J Bartal Inbal Ben-Ami IB Uzefovsky Florina F Knafo-Noam Ariel A
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 20160101 1686
Empathy reflects the natural ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of others, coupled with a motivation to care for their well-being. It has evolved in the context of parental care for offspring, as well as within kinship bonds, to help facilitate group living. In this paper, we integrate the perspectives of evolution, animal behaviour, developmental psychology, and social and clinical neuroscience to elucidate our understanding of the proximate mechanisms underlying empat ...[more]