Researchers report social norms together with increasing oxytocin can counter xenophobia by enhancing altruistic behaviors.
Reading stories about humans, not anthropomorphic characters, teach moral lessons most effectively to young children a new study reports.
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.
University of Oregon researchers report those who write online journals that note feelings of gratitude develop an increase in altruism.
A new neuroimaging study of war veterans with TBI reveals some interesting insights into brain areas associated with altruism.
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.
Contrary to popular belief, researchers report most people do not interfere when they witness someone abusing a stranger.
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.
A baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports.
Researchers report altruistic motivations and behaviors can be changed with the help of mental training.
Contemplating loving-kindness reduces anxiety while increasing happiness, empathy and feelings of social connection, a new study reports.
Imagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors.
