A baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports.
Researchers report those who enter into an altruistic act, such as donating a kidney to an anonymous recipient, are more sensitive to a stranger's fear and pain.
Contrary to popular belief, researchers report most people do not interfere when they witness someone abusing a stranger.
A new neuroimaging study reveals people who consider themselves to be egotistical have no increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they think about the distant future. By contrast, altruistic people have increased activity in this region when asked to consider the consequences of the distant future.
A new neuroimaging study of war veterans with TBI reveals some interesting insights into brain areas associated with altruism.
University of Oregon researchers report those who write online journals that note feelings of gratitude develop an increase in altruism.
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.
Reading stories about humans, not anthropomorphic characters, teach moral lessons most effectively to young children a new study reports.
Researchers report social norms together with increasing oxytocin can counter xenophobia by enhancing altruistic behaviors.
Study sheds light on how the brain coordinates complex decision involving empathy and altruism.
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.
A rise in individualism helps create generations of people with more altruistic mindsets, researchers report.
