Mirror Neurons: The Science Behind Empathy Ft. Dr. Marco Iacoboni Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about the neural mechanisms that
underpin our natural capacity to empathize.


Marco Iacoboni, MD, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry and
Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA who investigates brain systems and
mechanisms for higher cognitive functions, in particular social
cognition. He is also the author of Mirroring People: The New
Science of How We Connect with Others. In this episode, he
explains how humans evolved to be empathic, describes how mirror
neurons work, and argues that empathy can help combat our
society’ deep-seated divisions.


00:00 Introduction


00:23 About Dr. Marco Iacoboni


03:29 His reflections on empathy, 15 years after publishing
Mirroring People


07:15 Why Marco is passionate about the brain mechanisms of
empathy


11:29 The Chameleon Effect: Imitation and empathy


14:02 How we evolved to be empathic


16:28 Combating social divisiveness with empathy


18:39 Mirror neurons: The neural mechanism of empathy


24:34 What is "Existential Neuroscience?"


27:13 How Marco's research has changed him


29:02 Is empathy good for the empathizer?


34:55 Advice on becoming more empathic


37:40 Marco’s perspective on psychedelics


38:31 Marco Iacoboni’s Purposeful Empathy Story


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