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Anti-anxiety medication limits empathetic behavior in rats

UChicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason studies empathy–specifically how rats (and presumably other mammals like humans) show empathy toward each other. But in a new study, rats that were given anti-anxiety medications didn’t free a companion in distress, showing that they have to be able to feel the anxiety of their fellow rats to help out. Learn more At Forefront of Medicine: Website: http://www.uchicagomedicine.org Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/uchicagomed Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uchicagomed Make an appointment today at 888-824-0200.

Progressing with Partnerships: Shared Decision Making Among Vulnerable Groups

The goal of this UChicago Center in Delhi workshop was to identify the barriers and enablers to make shared decision-making into a human right imperative and a transformative practice. The workshop explores the sociocultural and illness contexts in which patients from theses vulnerable groups and providers understand and experience shared decision-making: https://www.uchicago.in/events/progressing-with-partnerships-shared-decision-making-among-vulnerable-group/Participants: Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju Monica E Peek Nalin Mehta Charles Rhee➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGOytSubscribeAbout #UChicago: A destination for inquiry, research, and education, the University of Chicago empowers scholars to challenge conventional thinking. Our diverse community of creative thinkers celebrates ideas, and is celebrated for them.https://www.uchicago.in/events/progressing-with-partnerships-shared-decision-making-among-vulnerable-group/#UChicago on the Web: Home: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-home News: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-news Facebook: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-FB Twitter: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-TW Instagram: http://bit.ly/UCHICAGO-IGUniversity of Chicago on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/uchicago***ACCESSIBILITY: If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please email digicomm@uchicago.edu.