Here's an interesting article that examines pretty much the same areas related our empathetic response to performance as we investigate in chapter 10: Blair, Rhonda. 2009. "Cognitive Neuroscience and Acting: Imagination, Conceptual Blending, and Empathy." The Drama Review (MIT Press) 53 (4): 92-103. Here's a link for those with library access: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/364298 Blair also considers the nuance of the meaning of the word "empathy" (see post in this forum in chapter 7).

Following a recent class discussion on why our memories are becoming so bad, this article appeared in my news feed: https://www.menshealth.com/health/a29690112/how-to-train-your-memory/ . Turns out that one cause of poor memory (chapter 10) is not paying attention in the first place (chapter 9).

New Research that shows how the brain's "oscillators" connect the cerebrum and the hippocampus to help form and recall memories. The "lay" article is here: https://neurosciencenews.com/memory-formation-recall-15057/ , and the research article is here: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/10/08/1914180116.