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TEDxJaffa - Dr. Anat Perry-Sharon - How Brain Mechanisms Enable Our Understanding of Others

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Travel & Events

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In her TEDxJaffa talk, Dr. Anat Perry-Sharon discusses the brain mechanisms that enable our experience of empathy towards others. The pain pictures in her talk are courtesy of Professor Jean Decety.

Anat grew up in Jerusalem, and currently lives in Tel Aviv. She recently submitted her PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focused on brain mechanisms which are thought to be related to our ability to understand others' thoughts and feelings. Apart from working on her PhD, Anat spent the last few years as the B.A. counselor for Psychology students and the coordinator of a B.A. tutoring project for Psychology students of the Arab sector. Anat holds a Bachelors degree in Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences, and a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, both from the Hebrew University.


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