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 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.
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.
Study investigates suffering-induced transformational experiences to help reveal what the meaning of life could actually be.
A new study report on how brain connectivity reveals our hidden motives.
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.
Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.
Reading stories about humans, not anthropomorphic characters, teach moral lessons most effectively to young children a new study reports.
A new study pinpoints which tests may be most accurate for providing information about prosocial behavior.
