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5-HTTLPR that characterized the rhesusmonkeys of chapter 3) inside an fMRImachine and show them pictures ofscared faces, accident victims, mutilatedbodies, and polluted scenery, theamygdala—the part of the brain thatplays such an important role in processingemotions—becomes strongly activated.Aron and a team of scientistshave also found that when sensitivepeople see faces of people experiencingstrong feelings, they have more activationthan others do in areas of the brainassociated with empathy and with tryingto control strong emotions.It’s as if, like Eleanor Roosevelt, theycan’t help but feel what others feel.400/929
In 1921, FDR contracted polio. It was aterrible blow, and he considered retiringto the country to live out his life asan invalid gentleman. But Eleanor kepthis contacts with the Democratic Partyalive while he recovered, even agreeingto address a party fund-raiser. She wasterrified of public speaking, and notmuch good at it—she had a highpitchedvoice and laughed nervously atall the wrong times. But she trained forthe event and made her way throughthe speech.After that, Eleanor was still unsure ofherself, but she began working to fixthe social problems she saw all aroundher. She became a champion of women’sissues and forged alliances withother serious-minded people. By 1928,when FDR was elected governor of NewYork, she was the director of the Bureauof Women’s Activities for the401/929
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5-HTTLPR that characterized the rhesus
monkeys of chapter 3) inside an fMRI
machine and show them pictures of
scared faces, accident victims, mutilated
bodies, and polluted scenery, the
amygdala—the part of the brain that
plays such an important role in processing
emotions—becomes strongly activated.
Aron and a team of scientists
have also found that when sensitive
people see faces of people experiencing
strong feelings, they have more activation
than others do in areas of the brain
associated with empathy and with trying
to control strong emotions.
It’s as if, like Eleanor Roosevelt, they
can’t help but feel what others feel.
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