Brains Unique in How they Activate (IMAGE)

Southern Methodist University

Brains Unique in How they Activate

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The areas of the brain for reward and social awareness uniquely activate in people with higher empathy when they listen to music. The contrast that best demonstrates the key result is the bottom series of brain scan slices, where the Familiar and Unfamiliar contrast is correlated with 'empathic concern' score.

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(SMU, UCLA)

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