mirroring compassion

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A study by researchers at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that adults can be trained to be more compassionate. The report, recently published online in the Journal Psychological Science, is the first to investigate whether training adults in compassion can result in greater altruistic behavior and related changes in neural systems underlying compassion.

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6 thoughts on “mirroring compassion”

sharoncummings said:

August 3, 2014 at 7:50 AM

My husband is living proof of this! Over the years I have seen him change…soften….and look and react more tenderly. 🙂

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hesacontradiction said:

January 9, 2014 at 5:59 PM

Compassion is a much needed trait that people have lost in the last few years. People have become numb.

- Hunt FOR Truth said:
  
  January 10, 2014 at 11:23 AM
  
  we may make progress by right action then
  
William Ockham said:

January 9, 2014 at 1:42 PM

Thank you for the interesting study from Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. Richard Davidson is a fantastic researcher. That is a place that is near to me in many respects :-).

Peace,
W. Ockham

- Hunt FOR Truth said:
  
  January 9, 2014 at 5:26 PM
  
  I’m still sick with a head cold. The paragraph was in my draft folder, so I put a video onto it. There is lots at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds. When I feel better, I hope to write about some of their findings
  http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org/cihmFindings.html