Letting fingers do the talking

摘要

'Normal' people run simulations in their brain mirroring what others feel. This means that when they see someone expressing (through facial expressions and gestures) a particular emotion, some of the same circuitry is activated in their own brains that would be activated if they were feeling that emotion themselves3. This circuitry feeds into cognitive and emotional processes. So the empathy is both an intellectual and an emotional process.