Empathy plays a significant role in our everyday interpersonal relationships. Neuroscientific and psychological research is therefore trying to understand the basis of empathy in the brain. The perception of pain is often used for this purpose. What happens in our brain when we observe how another person feels pain? To what extent does our own experience of pain play a role in this? What influence does taking medication have on our empathic abilities? And is empathy actually limited in the case of mental impairments, such as depression or autism? Click here to read the article (german)
