Instagram. When you talk too much for Twitter. Learning Meditation - Concentration, Focus, and the Breath. When you talk too much for Twitter. Compassionate Meditation Can Boost Empathy. By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on October 5, 2012 New research suggest a compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve an individual’s ability to read the emotions of others. Investigators measured the improvement in empathic accuracy by behavioral testing of study participants and through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of brain activity. “It’s an intriguing result, suggesting that a behavioral intervention could enhance a key aspect of empathy,” said lead author Jennifer Mascaro.
“Previous research has shown that both children and adults who are better at reading the emotional expressions of others have better relationships.” The meditation protocol, known as Cognitively-Based Compassion Training, or CBCT, was developed at Emory University by study co-author Lobsang Tenzin Negi, director of the Emory-Tibet Partnership. The study is published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.
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