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
FeaturedPsychology·March 5, 2016·3 min readEmpathy Enhances Altruistic Behavior in Selfish PeopleA new study report on how brain connectivity reveals our hidden motives.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·April 8, 2016·3 min readWillingness to Help Others May Be MeasuredA new study pinpoints which tests may be most accurate for providing information about prosocial behavior.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 24, 2016·4 min readNasty or Nice? Math Model Explains Why Some Individuals Are Nicer Than OthersResearchers have designed a new math model that could help explain social behaviors in a number of difference species.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 15, 2016·5 min readSigns of Pure Altruism Converge in the Brain and Increase With AgeResearchers discover converging signs of pure altruism within the brain and noted that the behavior increases as we age.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 29, 2016·4 min readTo Help or Not? Emergency Situations Amplify Tendencies to Behave Egotistically or ProsociallyA new study reports readiness to help in an emergency situation depends heavily on your personality.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
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·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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2017·5 min readWhat Makes a Mother Risk Her Life to Protect Her Kids?A mother's willingness to sacrifice their own lives to protect their children depends upon the action of oxytocin on neurons in the amygdala, a new study reports.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
