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Extraordinary altruism and transcending the self

Abstract:: Longstanding psychological theories posit a link between empathy and altruism. A new study of anonymous kidney donors finds these 'extraordinary altruists' show an increased overlap in neural responses to pain for self and others. These findings, alongside other recent studies of altruism, shed new light on the nature of selflessness.

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Crockett, M., & Lockwood, P. (2018). Extraordinary altruism and transcending the self. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(12), 1071–1073.

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Crockett, M., and P. Lockwood. “Extraordinary Altruism and Transcending the Self.” Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 22, no. 12, Elsevier, 2018, pp. 1071–73.

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Crockett, M, and P Lockwood. 2018. “Extraordinary Altruism and Transcending the Self.” Trends in Cognitive Sciences 22 (12): 1071–73.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.09.003

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+ Crockett, M More by this author

Role:: Author

+ Lockwood, P More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: Experimental Psychology
Role:: Author

+ Medical Research Council More from this funder

Grant:: MR/P014097/1

Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Trends in Cognitive Sciences More from this journal
Volume:: 22
Issue:: 12
Pages:: 1071-1073
Publication date:: 2018-09-28
Acceptance date:: 2018-09-17
DOI:: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.09.003
EISSN:: 1879-307X
ISSN:: 1364-6613
Pmid:: 30274837

Language:: English
Keywords:: exceptional altruism

left anterior insula

selflessness

empathy
Pubs id:: pubs:923478
UUID:: uuid:e4130522-117c-4e79-8498-525b17f8094b
Local pid:: pubs:923478
Source identifiers:: 923478
Deposit date:: 2018-11-12

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Copyright date:: 2018
Notes:: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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