# Empathy Definition: [^1] - the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions - the ability to share someone else’s feelings Research has also uncovered evidence of a [genetic basis](https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_unselfish_gene) [to empathy](http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/is_your_empathy_determined_by_your_genes), though studies suggest that people can enhance (or restrict) their natural empathic abilities. ## Genetics [^3] ## See Also [[Empathy vs Sympathy]] ## Resources [[Resource Index|All Resources]] ```dataview LIST FROM [[]] WHERE !contains(fileClass, "Primary") and contains(file.folder,"Resources") Sort file.name ``` [^1]: https://www.psychmc.com/blogs/empathy-vs-sympathy#:~:text=Empathy%20is%20shown%20in%20how,not%20having%20the%20same%20problems. %% (highlighted in reader) %% [^2]: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/empathy/definition [^3]:https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_unselfish_gene %% (highlighted in reader) %%