When we see someone with a broken leg, we feel his pain instantly.
But it takes a bit longer to feel compassion for a broken heart, say
researchers from the University of Southern California.
A team led by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang used functional MRI to study
the brains of 13 people as they responded to stories designed to
provoke a range of emotions.
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