by Svetlana Kim
Perreault Magazine - 38 -
Into the Magic Shop:
A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain
and the Secrets of the Heart
James R. Doty, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University and the Founder and Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University School of Medicine of which the Dalai Lama is the founding benefactor. As Director of CCARE, he has collaborated on a number of research projects focused on compassion and altruism including the use of neuro-economic models to assess altruism, use of the CCARE developed compassion cultivation training in individuals and its effect, assessment of compassionate and altruistic judgment utilizing implanted brain electrodes and the use of optogenetic techniques to assess nurturing pathways in rodents.
Dr. James Doty
Director and Founder, CCARE
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University