Extraordinary Altruism and Transcending the Self

Molly J Crockett; Patricia L Lockwood

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.09.003

Extraordinary Altruism and Transcending the Self

Molly J Crockett, Patricia L Lockwood

Psychology

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1071-1073
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	22
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.09.003
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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Altruism
Ego
Empathy
Humans

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Extraordinary Altruism and Transcending the Self

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