How our brains evoke empathy when we see others in pain has been explained by a new study.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, the study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggests that seeing others in pain can automatically engage the brain's empathy systems, even if a person is not paying attention.
How Pain is Related to Pure Perception
People's perception of their pain depends on how they see the affected part of the body, says researchers, who discovered that by manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy
People's perception of their pain depends on how they see the affected part of the body, says researchers, who discovered that by manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy
Under some conditions the subjects paid attention to whether the situation was painful, while in other conditions they paid attention to other aspects of the images.
The researchers observed that a brain area, called the insula, responded to pain even when the subject was not paying attention to pain, while another area, called the anterior cingulate cortex, was important for the voluntary control of empathy for pain.
Intervention Brings Relief for Patients With Pain, Depression
An intervention in the form of antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program could help victims suffering from pain and depression, according to a new study.
An intervention in the form of antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program could help victims suffering from pain and depression, according to a new study.
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How Art can Put Your Pain to Sleep
While art is known to express pain in the most beautiful way, a new study has found that looking at a striking painting can offer a distraction from physical pain.
While art is known to express pain in the most beautiful way, a new study has found that looking at a striking painting can offer a distraction from physical pain.
