Using the NFL’s bullying situation in Miami as a jumping off point, this article from the Greater Good Science Center looks at why we tend to so easily blame the victims in any situation. Why Do We Blame Victims? Why do so many people take the side of bullies over their victims? The answers might … Read more
In a new article in the journal Social, Cognitive, Affective Neuroscience has identified the mechanism by which we tend to feel pain when we empathize with those who have been socially excluded. Here is a brief summary of the research: [A]n ecologically valid experience of social exclusion recruits areas coding the somatosensory components of … Read more
In comparing long-term meditators, short-term meditators, and a control group, the researchers found no difference in the groups on a measure of interoception sensitivity (heartbeat detection). This might be equivalent to asking a plumber to find electrical current leakage in your house – wrong person for the job. On the other hand, if they … Read more