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Did you Know? Having Friends trigger our empathy.
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The ability to put yourself in another person's shoes is an important human trait, but when we're with friends, we take it to the next level. A team from the University of Virginia examined brain scans from 22 different people who were threatened with receiving small electrical shocks to themselves, a friend, or a stranger. Scientists discovered that the brain activity of a person in danger is essentially the same as that of a friend who is in danger.