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Brain imaging evidence for why we are numbed by numbers

We as humans do not value lives consistently. While we are willing to act for one victim, we often become numb as the number of victims increases. The empathic ability to adopt others’ perspectives is essential for motivating help. However, the perspective-taking ability in our brains seems limited....

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Autores principales: Ye, Zheng, Heldmann, Marcus, Slovic, Paul, Münte, Thomas F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7283346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32518348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66234-z