Undertale and Empathy Explained | Game & Science

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Published on June 16, 2017 7:13:57 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M_TTvGzHmc

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Undertale (2015)

Duration: 9:23

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Empathy is a huge aspect of Undertale, and I wanted to explore just what Empathy is, and why it's important.

Can you spot all the annoying dogs? ;)

Steam Train clip from this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZeYmpnC3Y

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References:
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- De Vignemont, F., & Singer, T. (2006). The empathic brain: how, when and why? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(10), 435–441.
- de Waal, F. B. M. (2008). Putting the Altruism Back into Altruism: The Evolution of Empathy. Annual Review of Psychology, 59(1), 279–300. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093625
- Lamm, C., Batson, C. D., & Decety, J. (2007). The neural substrate of human empathy: effects of perspective-taking and cognitive appraisal. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19(1), 42–58.
- Singer, T., Seymour, B., O’Doherty, J. P., Stephan, K. E., Dolan, R. J., & Frith, C. D. (2006). Empathic neural responses are modulated by the perceived fairness of others. Nature, 439(7075), 466–469. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04271

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