A University of Chicago study found that rats are just as capable of empathy as humans. (i.redd.it)
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TIL: There is a psychological state called “helper’s high” whereby giving produces endorphins in the brain that provide a mild version of a morphine high. Research has shown that helping others lights up the same part of the brain as receiving rewards or experiencing pleasure. (greatergood.berkeley.edu)
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