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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 28, 2025·4 min read

          The Psychology Behind Why Some People Give More Than Others

          A new analysis of over 90,000 participants shows that personality traits influence how people engage in volunteering and charitable giving. Researchers found that extraverts are more likely to volunteer, while agreeable individuals are more inclined to donate money.
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          ·April 24, 2025·4 min read

          Oxytocin Powers Altruistic Responses via Parallel Brain Circuits

          A new study reveals that mice instinctively display rescue-like behaviors toward anesthetized peers, offering powerful evidence that prosociality may be hardwired in mammals. Researchers identified oxytocin as a key driver, activating two brain pathways to coordinate emotional and motor responses.
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          ·November 26, 2024·5 min read

          Feeling Beautiful Spurs Kindness and Generosity

          A new study shows that enhancing one’s appearance, even virtually, increases prosocial behavior such as kindness and charitable giving. Participants who saw enhanced images of themselves were twice as likely to donate to charity compared to controls, suggesting that feeling attractive boosts social consciousness.
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          ·June 27, 2024·3 min read

          First Neandertal with Down Syndrome: Evidence of Altruistic Care in Prehistory

          A new study documents the first case of Down syndrome in a Neandertal child named "Tina," found in Spain. Despite severe hearing loss and vertigo, Tina survived to at least 6 years old, indicating she received extensive care from her group. This discovery highlights the Neandertals' capacity for altruistic behavior.
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          ·May 16, 2024·2 min read

          Stress May Boost Helping Behavior When Witnessing Injustice

          A new study finds that acute stress experienced while witnessing injustice can make people more likely to help victims rather than punish offenders. This shift in behavior is linked to increased activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region involved in decision-making. The findings suggest that helping others may be a more intuitive response than punishing them, especially under stress.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 20, 2023·4 min read

          Choosing Ignorance: 40% Shun Consequence Knowledge for Selfish Gains

          New research unveiled that when faced with a choice, 40% of individuals opt to remain ignorant about how their decisions impact others, often leveraging this unawareness to act more selfishly. The researchers equates this behavior to consumers who turn a blind eye to the problematic origins of products they purchase.
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          ·April 19, 2023·4 min read

          Mapping the Psyche of Extreme Altruists

          While more altruistic people can be distinguished from typical adults by their unselfish traits and actions, they are generally not different in other ways. Altruistic people are no more agreeable or conscientious than other adults, nor do they report higher levels of empathy.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 3, 2023·4 min read

          Left-Leaning People Are More Altruistic

          Findings from a study of more than 46,000 people from 68 different countries reveal those who share more left-wing political views are more generous and altruistic than those who follow right-wing ideologies.
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          ·August 26, 2022·5 min read

          When Can We Be Bothered to Help Others? Brain Region Responsible for This Behavior Discovered

          The anterior cingulate cortex gyrus plays a critical role in our decision to put physical effort into helping out other people.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·August 24, 2022·8 min read

          Sleepless and Selfish: Lack of Sleep Makes Us Less Generous

          A lack of sleep impairs our basic social conscience, making us less willing to help others.
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          ·June 2, 2022·7 min read

          What Oxytocin Can Tell Us About the Evolution of Human Prosociality

          Study sheds new light on the genetics underlying possible social differences between modern humans, our ancestors, and other primate species.
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          ·May 21, 2022·3 min read

          Stress Can Make You More Selfish

          Higher levels of stress can diminish altruistic behaviors, researchers report.
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