EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 15 MIN
5. Shared Neural Capacity and Empathy
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In this episode we discuss shared neural capacity and its implications for empathy and burnout in nursing. SHOW NOTES Shared Neural Capacity & Emotional Contagion Auer, A., Walther, L.-M., Jendryczko, D., Auer, L., & Wirtz, P. H. (2024). Is your stress my stress? A standardized, randomized-controlled paradigm to study physiological stress contagion based on direct stress observation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 162, Article 106964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.106964 Carr, L., Iacoboni, M., Dubeau, M.-C., Mazziotta, J. C., & Lenzi, G. L. (2003). Neural Mechanisms of Empathy in Humans: A Relay from Neural Systems for Imitation to Limbic Areas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 100(9), 5497–5502. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0935845100 Cleveland Clinic. (2025). Your emotions are contagious. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/emotional-contagion Glazier, E., & Ko, E., (2025). Mirror neurons critical to development of empathy. UCLA Health. https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/mirror-neurons-critical-development-empathy Jackson, P. L., Meltzoff, A. N., & Decety, J. (2005). How do we perceive the pain of others? A window into the neural processes involved in empathy. NeuroImage, 24(3), 771–779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.09.006 Seitz, R. J. (2024). Beliefs in Pain and Suffering: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach. Scientia et Fides, 12(1), 51–71. https://doi.org/10.12775/SetF.2024.003 Empathy Riess, H. (2017). The Science of Empathy. Journal of Patient Experience, 4(2), 74–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373517699267 Riess, H., & Neporent, L. (2018). The empathy effect. Sounds True Trauma Stewardship Lipsky, L. van D. The Trauma Stewardship Institute. https://traumastewardship.com/ Lipsky, L. van D., Burk, C. (2010). Trauma stewardship : an everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others (First edition.). Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Trauma-Informed SAMHSA. (2026). Interagency task force on trauma-informed care. https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/trauma-violence/trauma-informed-care
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In this episode we discuss shared neural capacity and its implications for empathy and burnout in nursing. SHOW NOTES Shared Neural Capacity & Emotional Contagion Auer, A., Walther, L.-M., Jendryczko, D., Auer, L., & Wirtz, P. H. (2024). Is your stress my stress? A standardized, randomized-controlled paradigm to study physiological stress contagion based on direct stress observation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 162, Article 106964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.106964 Carr, L., Iacoboni, M., Dubeau, M.-C., Mazziotta, J. C., & Lenzi, G. L. (2003). Neural Mechanisms of Empathy in Humans: A Relay from Neural Systems for Imitation to Limbic Areas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 100(9), 5497–5502. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0935845100 Cleveland Clinic. (2025). Your emotions are contagious. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/emotional-contagion Glazier, E., & Ko, E., (2025). Mirror neurons critical to development of empathy. UCLA Health. https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/mirror-neurons-critical-development-empathy Jackson, P. L., Meltzoff, A. N., & Decety, J. (2005). How do we perceive the pain of others? A window into the neural processes involved in empathy. NeuroImage, 24(3), 771–779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.09.006 Seitz, R. J. (2024). Beliefs in Pain and Suffering: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach. Scientia et Fides, 12(1), 51–71. https://doi.org/10.12775/SetF.2024.003 Empathy Riess, H. (2017). The Science of Empathy. Journal of Patient Experience, 4(2), 74–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373517699267 Riess, H., & Neporent, L. (2018). The empathy effect. Sounds True Trauma Stewardship Lipsky, L. van D. The Trauma Stewardship Institute. https://traumastewardship.com/ Lipsky, L. van D., Burk, C. (2010). Trauma stewardship : an everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others (First edition.). Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Trauma-Informed SAMHSA. (2026). Interagency task force on trauma-informed care. https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/trauma-violence/trauma-informed-care
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