In February 2021 we continue digitally with fresh coffee and very exciting research! The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin once again invites you to the Digital Science Communication Cafe. This month in German. Get ready to get exciting insights from scientist into their work while drinking coffee in front of the screens in a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone is invited to ask questions and contribute to the conversation.
This time Helena Hartmann, psychologist and PhD student at the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Unit at the University of Vienna, is with us. In her work, she is conducting research in the field of social affective neuroscience on the neurophysiological basis of empathy (compassion) using pain as an example. Empathy refers to the ability and willingness to recognise, understand and empathise with sensations, emotions and thoughts of another person. How is empathy for other people's pain processed in the brain and to what extent is our body's own perception of pain important in this? Is our empathy partly based on our own experiences? And what happens to our empathy when we take pain medication?
In Helena's work, she focuses specifically on the role of the somatosensory pain processing system, which is responsible for the basic perception of pain. For example, do we feel another person's pain in exactly the same part of the body? You can also find more information about her exciting research on her website and join us live online for our Science Communication Cafe in February!
Event information
- Topic: I feel your pain: What happens in the brain during empathy
- with Helena Hartmann, psychologist and PhD student at the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Unit at the University of Vienna
- Moderation: Franziska Sattler
- Participation via Zoom and YouTube
- Event in German
Related links
- Information about the Experimental Field
- An overview of other digital offers can be found here: For Nature digital