Resiliency Inc, Durham, NC, USA.
Am J Health Promot. 2021 May;35(4):592-593. doi: 10.1177/08901171211002328c.
Empathy is the cornerstone of healthy relationships and the ability to navigate complex social situations. The cognitive system that produces empathy, the left ventral striatum, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, and supplemental motor area, motivates cooperation with others. Indications that empathy is on the decline should concern each individual because it is essential for our social and emotional wellbeing. Without empathy, we lose the ability to be compassionate. Empathy is many things, explaining why it can produce contradictory outcomes simultaneously. The evolutionary mandate of empathy might be the source of racial strife as well as the key to achieving racial harmony.
同理心是健康关系的基石，也是驾驭复杂社交情境的能力。产生同理心的认知系统，即左腹侧纹状体、腹外侧前额叶皮质和补充运动区，激励着与他人的合作。同理心下降的迹象应该引起每个人的关注，因为它对我们的社交和情感健康至关重要。没有同理心，我们就失去了同情的能力。同理心是多方面的，这可以解释为什么它可以同时产生矛盾的结果。同理心的进化要求可能是种族冲突的根源，也是实现种族和谐的关键。
