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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 24, 2020·4 min read

          4-year olds who receive a kindness pay it forward

          Upstream reciprocity, or generosity, can be seen in children as young as four years of age. At age three, 80% of children do not want to share, but at age four, 60% of children are happy to share with others.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·March 28, 2019·4 min read

          A simple strategy to improve your mood in 12 minutes: Journal of Happiness Studies

          Contemplating loving-kindness reduces anxiety while increasing happiness, empathy and feelings of social connection, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·October 10, 2018·4 min read

          Altruism Can Be Trained

          Researchers report altruistic motivations and behaviors can be changed with the help of mental training.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·June 7, 2017·4 min read

          Altruism Changing Western Society

          A rise in individualism helps create generations of people with more altruistic mindsets, researchers report.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 16, 2022·3 min read

          Altruism May Not Seem to Make Sense Until You Dig Deep

          Game theory may help explain our motivation to embark on altruistic and social activities, researchers say.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·February 4, 2020·5 min read

          Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food and help others

          As early as 19 months of age, children start to show altruistic behaviors. The study reports even when a small child is hungry, they will give their snack to a stranger in need. Findings reveal not only do young children engage in altruistic behavior, but early social experiences can also help shape future altruistic behaviors.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·March 18, 2016·5 min read

          Are We Hard Wired for Altruism?

          Findings could point to a possible way to making people behave in less selfish, more empathetic ways.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·May 26, 2017·5 min read

          Being Cruel To Be Kind: Making People Feel Bad May Be a Strategy For Helping Them

          According to researchers, people may try to invoke negative emotions in others for altruistic reasons, not simply for their own benefit.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·September 16, 2014·3 min read

          Brain Structure of Kidney Donors May Make Them More Altruistic

          According to a new neuroimaging study, people who donate their kidneys to strangers have significantly different brain structures to those who don't.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·June 23, 2017·6 min read

          Chatter in the Deep Brain Spurs Empathy in Rats

          Study sheds light on how the brain coordinates complex decision involving empathy and altruism.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 3, 2020·5 min read

          Do people become more selfless as they age?

          A recent study reveals people are more likely to become more altruistic and charitable as they age.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·November 1, 2016·4 min read

          Does Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?

          Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.
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