From ancient consolation and negative care to modern empathy and the neurosciences

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Reich, Warren T ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxious care; Care; Compassion; Consolation; Empathy; Interpersonal ethics; Mirror neurons; Negative care; Neuroscience; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MIRROR NEURON; MORALITY; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MIRROR NEURONS; MORALS; NEUROSCIENCES;

EID: 84859704775     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-012-9212-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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