Atlantic: Power Causes Brain Damage

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Over time, leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/

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Mirror neurons are the big talk in psychology and neurology today.  There is also work that shows the opposite happening:  Those who have a surplus of mirror neurons often feel powerless or hopeless and are very prone to anxiety and depression disorders.  Too much empathy can be so self-destructive.