Richard Restak
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Richard Restak is the author of 20 books on the human brain, former president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, and clinical professor of Neurology at George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington DC.

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'Empathic Civilization': Our Brains Were Built For Feeling Each Other's Pain

Posted February 15, 2010 | 07:15:17 (EST)

In our culture we're taught to think of ourselves as independent and self-actualizing. In reality, our brain is uniquely constructed for experiencing other people's thoughts, emotions and actions as if they were our own.

When we watch another person move, our observations of their movement activates in our own brain...

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