Another Self

Attention

Is Violence Entertaining? Really?

Cindy Engel Ph.D. on April 15, 2024

How we perceive using somatic sensation as well as mental processing means that violent entertainment is more harmful than we thought.

How we perceive using somatic sensation as well as mental processing means that violent entertainment is more harmful than we thought.

Anxiety

Is Your Anxiety Really Yours?

Cindy Engel Ph.D. on March 21, 2024

Accumulated emotional contagion can lead to chronic anxiety, meaning that your anxiety may not even be your own.

Accumulated emotional contagion can lead to chronic anxiety, meaning that your anxiety may not even be your own.

Empathy

Why Painkillers Impair Empathy

Cindy Engel Ph.D. on March 10, 2024

Painkillers reduce our empathic responses to others' distress and joy. The explanation reveals the crucial role of body sensations in our comprehension of the world.

Painkillers reduce our empathic responses to others' distress and joy. The explanation reveals the crucial role of body sensations in our comprehension of the world.