Updated January 1, 2009

The Swedish Empathy Center recommends the following articles in Science:

• Langford, D. J., Crager, S. E., Shehzad, Z., Smith, S. B., Sotocinal, S. G., Levenstadt, J. S., Chanda, M. L., Levitin, D. J., & Mogil, J. S. (2006). Social modulation of pain as evidence for empathy in mice. Science, 312, 1967-1970.

• Stevens, C. W. (2008). Evolution and faith: Empathy is misplaced. Science, 320, 745.

• Warneken, F., & Tomasello, M. (2006). Altruistic helping in human infants and young chimpanzees. Science, 311, 1301-1303.

• Whipple, A. (2008). Evolution and faith: Empathy is crucial. Science, 320, 745-746.

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