Mirror-touch synaesthesia: Feeling other people's pain

Filmmaker Aurore Dupont-Sagorin takes us on a personal journey to uncover the science behind the rare condition mirror-touch synaesthesia, where a person can experience empathy to the extreme and can be overwhelmed by the pain of others.

Video by Aurore Dupont-Sagorin

Commissioning Editor: Griesham Taan

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