Mirror-touch synaesthesia We might have seen people closing their eyes upon seeing a violent scene in screen while watching movies in a TV or in a theatre. Some of us would not dare to see the footages of affected people in the devastating natures fury such as earthquake, tsunami, etc. Some would literally feel pain on their body if his/her friend got injury. Quite a few are different. Not many on earth shows compassion toward mankind, like the Saint Vallalar Said, Vaadiya payirai kandapothellam vaadinen” (I would shed tears on seeing the crops which are withering for want of water), there are only a few put into other shoes. What if a person having too much of empathy or heightened empathic ability ? Is it a neurological condition? Lets see. There is a condition called Mirror touch synesthesia (MTS). It is the conscious experience of tactile sensations induced by seeing someone else touched . 1 The term “mirror” refers to the idea that a person mirrors t...