← Read or Listen to our Loves Hidden Policy Articles The Neuroscience of Empathy and Compassion It is our ability to understand and cooperate with others that has mostly helped us to win against war on the planet. Our ability to be empathetic and to show compassion are emotional responses that have helped us tremendously in accomplishing this. These two distinct emotional responses that human beings use in more authentic communication are now gaining more and more positive attention. When we are exposed to the intense suffering of another person, empathy is invoked. When we listen to someone with care…