The lecture "Empathy: the social brain, driver of our emotions and health," presented by Arnaud Carré, Senior Lecturer atthe Inter-University Laboratory of Psychology – Personality, Cognition, Social Change (LIP-PC2S),Faculty of Arts, Languages, and Humanities,will take place on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in Annecy (La Turbine sciences, Place Chorus, Cran-Gevrier 74960 Annecy).
It will also be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in Annemasse (Cité de la Solidarité Internationale, 13 avenue Émile Zola, 74100 Annemasse).
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Empathy, the ability to put oneself in another's place, is a fundamental and complex phenomenon that has been studied in many fields, such as psychology and neuroscience, education, health, and the promotion of well-being. With its origins in the evolution of species and their adaptation to their environment, empathy has become a subject of study to better understand the regulation of emotions.
Conceptualizing these cerebral and psychological processes of emotional resonance and social cognition allows for better formulation of diagnoses and therapies in many contexts. These range from autism to anxiety and depression, Alzheimer's disease, antisocial behavior, and even certain somatic disorders. Beyond the context of pathologies, empathy is an important lever in the fields of development, education, and health. In other words, empathy is a process that concerns us all!
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