Month: April 2013

USC Trustee Daniel M. Tsai donated $1.5 million to the School of Pharmacy to establish the USC Daniel Tsai Fund for Translation Research in Pharmacy. Tsai’s gift is part of the Campaign for the University of Southern California, a multiyear effort to fundraise $6 billion to support USC academics and grow the university’s impact on…Continue Reading Trustee gives $1.5 million to research

Mentally simulating the actions of others is thought to be a key component of empathy. Yet new research suggests that our so-called mirror neurons may also expose hidden divisions. A study published in October in the journal PLOS ONE reveals that these copycat neurons do not reflect all people equally. Read more…Continue Reading Mirror Neurons Can Reflect Hatred