A Social Analgesic? Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Reduces Positive Empathy
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Acetaminophen – a potent physical painkiller that also reduces empathy for other people’s suffering – blunts physical and social pain by reducing activation in brain areas (i.e. anterior insula and anterior cingulate) thought to ...
  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    On the other hand, people may be more willing to allow material systems to decay because they’re becoming less empathetic.