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28.10.2019

A person's ability to empathize with others depends on what social class they belong to, says Michael Varnum, a neuroscientist at the University of Arizona.

To study the level of empathy, an American scientist invited 58 people from different walks of life to participate. As part of the experiment, volunteers had to fill out a questionnaire, answering a list of questions about their parents' education, total family income, wages, and so on. The participants were then asked to undergo an electroencephalographic study. At the same time, they were shown pictures of people with neutral facial expressions and people whose faces were contorted in pain. The subjects were constantly asked to look at an object. Thus, the faces were only a distraction, so the volunteers should not have guessed that the level of their ability to empathize with other people was being analyzed.

The results of the experiment showed that the nervous system of people with a higher socioeconomic status practically did not react to someone else's pain. At the same time, researchers have found that people from a lower social class have a more sensitive mirror neuron system, which makes them better able to empathize.

There are other explanations for why people from poorer backgrounds show more empathy and concern for others. Scientists believe that the poorer a person, the more often he is forced to place his hopes on other people. In addition, if he lives in a dangerous environment, he needs to listen to others in order to protect himself and loved ones. Rich people, on the other hand, are more focused on themselves and their goals and can afford to ignore outsiders.

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