The neuroscience of empathy, compassion, and self-compassion

Larry Stevens, C. C. Woodruff

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Abstract

The Neuroscience of Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Compassion provides contemporary perspectives on the three related domains of empathy, compassion and self-compassion (ECS). It informs current research, stimulates further research endeavors, and encourages continued and creative philosophical and scientific inquiry into the critical societal constructs of ECS. Examining the growing number of electrocortical (EEG Power Spectral, Coherence, Evoked Potential, etc.) studies and the sizeable body of exciting neuroendocrine research (e.g., oxytocin, dopamine, etc.) that have accumulated over decades, this reference is a unique and comprehensive approach to empathy, compassion and self-compassion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherElsevier
Number of pages329
ISBN (Electronic)9780128098370
ISBN (Print)9780128098387
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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