Reducing Empathy to Genetics

November 30th, 2009 by Mark Schultz Leave a reply »

The genetics of empathy has been in the news of late. It seems empathic ability has been linked to oxytocin receptors in the brain.

In a blog post, Sarina Rodrigues, Professor of psychology at Oregon State University asks: “Is It Dangerous to Give People the Idea That Empathy Can Be Reduced to Genetics?”

Saria says yes. I agree. Read more…

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