Power really DOES corrupt the mind: The brain activity of CEOs changes as they climb the career ladder and causes them to lose the ability to empathise

‘The saying goes that ‘power corrupts’, and a new study suggests there may be some truth behind this – especially when it comes to brain function.
Researchers have found that CEOs and other leaders may suffer damage to their brain as a result of their rise to power.
The damage results in the loss of the ability to read other people’s emotions, which could explain why people who achieve great power lose their ability to feel empathy for the less powerful.
Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario made the finding using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) – a technique that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in specific regions of the brain.
This showed that the areas of the brain that deal with empathy were significantly less responsive in people in power.’
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