A recent study reveals people are more likely to become more altruistic and charitable as they age.
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.
UCSD researchers have developed a new method to assess a person's levels of wisdom. The test, SD-WISE, uses neurobiology, as well as a psychosocial basis to measure the individual level of wisdom.
A new study report on how brain connectivity reveals our hidden motives.
Higher levels of stress can diminish altruistic behaviors, researchers report.
Older adults are more likely to make an effort to help others, a new study reports. Researchers found, when faced with tasks that required more effort, older adults were more likely to offer help than younger people. By contrast, younger adults were more selfish and put in higher levels of effort for self-benefit.
A new study demonstrated dogs do not reciprocate food-giving, nor do they act more favorably toward a friendly human.
Researchers report social norms together with increasing oxytocin can counter xenophobia by enhancing altruistic behaviors.
Researchers discover converging signs of pure altruism within the brain and noted that the behavior increases as we age.
The stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behaviors and alters brain activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in people with higher levels of empathy.
Researchers have designed a new math model that could help explain social behaviors in a number of difference species.
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.
