Empathy
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How Animal Rescuers Are Burning Out Their Empathy
No one likes to hear about the freezers full of euthanized animals. It’s an uncomfortable reality, but often animal rescue workers have no option but to kill sick or badly wounded animals—as humanely as possible. For these professionals and volunteers, administering euthanasia is a major contributor to compassion fatigue—the chronic stress that stems from extended […] -
Mirror Neurons Are Essential, but Not in the Way You Think
A “brainbow”: neurons labels with fluorescent tags, in this case, from a mouse.Stephen J. Smith via Wikipedia Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In his 2011 book, The Tell-Tale Brain, neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran says that some of the cells in your brain are of a special variety. He […] -
You Can “Catch” Stress Through a TV Screen
Your heart rate speeds up, your breathing quickens. Your muscles tighten. Your stomach ties itself in knots. All of these changes are symptoms of the condition called stress. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . When animals, including humans, are under acute stress, their bodies respond with a powerful neurochemical […]