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Prof. Peggy Mason

What Rats Can Teach Us About Empathy and Racism, with Peggy Mason (Ep. 42)

What can rats teach us about empathy? As one University of Chicago neurobiologist discovered, we can learn from them a lot.

Social experience leads to empathetic, pro-social behavior in rats

Social experience leads to empathetic, pro-social behavior in rats

Jan 14, 2014
Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior

Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior

Dec 8, 2011
Peggy Mason

Peggy Mason

Title: Professor of Neurobiology

Expertise: Neurobiology, Prosocial behavior, Rats, Empathy

Departmental website: https://neurobiology.uchicago.edu/page/mason

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