FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 24, 2020·4 min read4-year olds who receive a kindness pay it forwardUpstream 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 28, 2019·4 min readA simple strategy to improve your mood in 12 minutes: Journal of Happiness StudiesContemplating loving-kindness reduces anxiety while increasing happiness, empathy and feelings of social connection, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 10, 2018·4 min readAltruism Can Be TrainedResearchers report altruistic motivations and behaviors can be changed with the help of mental training.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 7, 2017·4 min readAltruism Changing Western SocietyA rise in individualism helps create generations of people with more altruistic mindsets, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 16, 2022·3 min readAltruism May Not Seem to Make Sense Until You Dig DeepGame theory may help explain our motivation to embark on altruistic and social activities, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 4, 2020·5 min readAltruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food and help othersAs 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 18, 2016·5 min readAre We Hard Wired for Altruism?Findings could point to a possible way to making people behave in less selfish, more empathetic ways.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 26, 2017·5 min readBeing Cruel To Be Kind: Making People Feel Bad May Be a Strategy For Helping ThemAccording to researchers, people may try to invoke negative emotions in others for altruistic reasons, not simply for their own benefit.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 16, 2014·3 min readBrain Structure of Kidney Donors May Make Them More AltruisticAccording to a new neuroimaging study, people who donate their kidneys to strangers have significantly different brain structures to those who don't.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2017·6 min readChatter in the Deep Brain Spurs Empathy in RatsStudy sheds light on how the brain coordinates complex decision involving empathy and altruism.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 3, 2020·5 min readDo people become more selfless as they age?A recent study reveals people are more likely to become more altruistic and charitable as they age.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2016·4 min readDoes 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.Read More