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Compassion training alters altruism and neural responses to suffering

This study suggests compassion can be cultivated with training. Greater altruistic behavior may emerge from increased engagement in neural systems implicated in understanding the suffering of others, executive and emotional control, and reward processing.

This study suggests compassion can be cultivated with training. Greater altruistic behavior may emerge from increased engagement in neural systems implicated in understanding the suffering of others, executive and emotional control, and reward processing.