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Empathy Is 'Hard-Wired' in Children's Brains

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WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Empathy comes naturally to children, a new report shows.

Using functional MRI scans on normal kids aged 7 to 12, researchers found the parts of the children's brains that were activated when shown pictures of people in pain, according to findings published in the current issue of Neuropsychologia.


     
     
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Social Status Plays Role in Brain's Control of Health Say Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health

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THURSDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- New information about how the brain processes social status is outlined in a study by researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).