Empathy

Empathy and Autism

Introduction In the British Isles, centuries-old stories warn that one must keep a close watch on a newborn child, lest the fairies steal it away and replace it with one

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Antisocial Addiction: Exploring Cocaine’s Effects on Empathy

The study of empathy, altruism, and other behaviors that help another at one's own expense has long been a topic of interest and debate. Altruism was believed to be an evolutionary disadvantage, and for a while theories focusing on a biological understanding of it

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Hungry, Angry, and Hangry: How Our Internal Signals Shape Emotions and Sensation

Imagine you have classes from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm and have no time to eat anything. You're hangry.

Issue 29

Mirror, Mirror

Have you ever flinched when watching a character get hurt on TV? Yawned when someone near you yawned? These reactions may be due to unique brain cells known as mirror neurons.

Issue 13

Reflecting on Mirror Neurons

On the lush savannah stand a herd of gazelles, grazing. Behind them, men prowl, registering one another’s actions in order to work together and formulate a plan to split their spoils.

Issue 13

Open Your Mind: Understanding Implicit Bias

Although society has progressed toward equality, discrimination continues to play a role in the daily lives of minorities. At the time of the last census, non-white minorities comprised about one-fourth

The Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal

A collection of 6 posts

Empathy and Autism

Hungry, Angry, and Hangry: How Our Internal Signals Shape Emotions and Sensation

Mirror, Mirror

Reflecting on Mirror Neurons

Open Your Mind: Understanding Implicit Bias