Rats

Two white albino rats in experiment

What Rats Can Teach Us About Empathy and Racism, with Peggy Mason

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

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

Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior

Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior

Peggy Mason

Peggy Mason

Title: Professor of Neurobiology

Expertise: Neurobiology, Prosocial behavior, Rats, Empathy

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