Researchers at Monash University have found
physical differences in the brains of people who respond emotionally to others'
feelings, compared to those who respond more rationally, in a study published
in the journal NeuroImage. The work, led by Robert Eres from the University's
School of Psychological Sciences, pinpointed correlations between grey matter
density and cognitive and affective empathy. The study looked at whether people
who have more brain cells in certain areas of the brain are better at different
types of empathy. "People who are high on affective empathy are often
those who get quite fearful when watching a scary movie, or start crying during
a sad scene. Those who have high cognitive empathy are those who are more
rational, for example a clinical psychologist counselling a client," Mr
Eres said. June 18; http://goo.gl/ODmOVt
Have you
noticed how much scientific research is being published recently on understanding
how the brain works? In our previous posts [1][2][3] we have
related all of them to the lunar eclipse of April 4 which took place with the
Sun conjunct Uranus and the asteroid Psyche (mental states) amidst the stars in
King Cepheus’ head. Here too we begin
with the lunar eclipse at Melbourne, Australia where Monash University is
based. The nodal axis of the eclipse makes a quincunx aspect to both ends of
the meridian. In addition Neptune on the
IC is square Saturn. Saturn is an
objective planet capable of judgment and reasoning, as contrasted with Neptune
which is more emotional and ready to “cry your tears for you”. This square,
therefore, contrasts cognitive (Saturn) and affective (Neptune) empathy which
is what the research is about.
Progressing
the eclipse chart to June 18 brings the nodal axis of the eclipse once again in
aspect to the meridian triggering the eclipse.
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