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\title{Science AMA series: Consoling behavior in rodents! I'm James Burkett,
and I published a recent paper in Science showing empathy-based
consolation in the prairie vole. Ask me anything about empathy and}



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  \date{April 24, 2026}


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Hi, I'm James Burkett, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta,
GA. I worked under Larry Young and Frans de Waal on research that was
just published in Science, showing for the first time that consoling
behavior is not limited to large-brained animals with complex cognition.
Consoling responses can be observed in the laboratory in rodents,
specifically in the highly social prairie vole. In this paper, we proved
that prairie voles console other voles in distress, and that they are
motivated to do this by empathy for the distressed vole. We also showed
that the brain mechanisms that support this consoling response in the
vole are the same that are involved in empathy in humans. This is the
strongest evidence yet that the fundamental building blocks of empathy
are conserved in evolution between rodents and humans. In psychiatric
disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, psychopathy, Huntington's
disease and more, there are deficiencies in detecting and responding to
the emotions of others. Yet, there are no medical treatments for any of
these deficiencies. This is primarily because we have only basic
information about how empathy works in the brain, due in large part to a
lack of animal research on the topic. It is our strong hope that this
research will lead to advances in the treatment of psychiatric
disorders. Here is the original article at Science:
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6271/375 Here is an excellent
article about it in The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/01/consoling-voles-reignite-debate-about-animal-empathy/425034/
Here is a cute animated interview about the article between Larry Young
and a 4-year-old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgWZai5IMQ AMA! I'll
be back at 1 pm et (10 am PT, 6 pm UTC) to answer your questions, ask me
anything! Edit: Hi everyone! I'm back from lunch seminar and ready to
answer all your questions! Let's get to it! Edit 2: Wow, this has been
great!! I'm taking a break for dinner, but I swear I'll be back later
tonight to answer more questions.%
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