Empathic people quicker to learn to help others, study shows

Although people are slower to learn to do tasks that help other people, research participants rated as more empathic proved to be quicker learnersPeople with a higher level of empathy learn to help others more quickly than their more hard-hearted peers, scientists say.Researchers scanned the brains of more than 30 individuals while they learned how to carry out a task for their own benefit, someone else’s benefit or no-one’s benefit. Related: Oxytocin: could the 'trust hormone' rebon