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Graphic representation of study findings.

Scientists Discover Brain’s ‘Peace Switch’ That Can Turn Aggression into Friendship

Categories Brain & Behavior
An adult male Kinda baboon grooms an adult female conspecific

Male Baboons Who Invest in Female Friendships Reveal Evolution’s Gentle Side

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
An elephant family comforts their calf during an afternoon nap under a tree in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. Credit: George Wittemyer

Social Animals Live Longer: Oxford Study Reveals Benefits of Group Living Across Animal Kingdom

Categories Life & Non-humans, Social Sciences
Octopus under water

Octopus and Fish Team Up in Surprising Underwater Hunt

Categories Life & Non-humans
Artist's impression of Denisovan family near cave opening

Neanderthal DNA Reveals Clues to Their Extinction

Categories Life & Non-humans, Social Sciences
A female chacma baboon grooms a male on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa,

Unexpected link between grooming and physiological stress in wild baboons

Categories Life & Non-humans
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Finding of First Neandertal Child with Down Syndrome Reveals Ancient Compassion

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Togetherness concept. People hands throwing coins in piggy bank for crowdfunding, white background

What is the neural mechanism behind helping someone at your own cost?

Categories Brain & Behavior
(A) Study flow and randomization. (B) Sample trial of an unfair offer in the ultimatum game. (C) Distribution of rejection rates of all offers for each group and each session. (D) Change in rejection rates of unfair offers across sessions for each group (to improve visibility, points are jittered).

Probiotics Linked to Increased Sense of Fairness, Even at a Personal Cost

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
Researchers talking amongst each other

Dance between dopamine and serotonin influences social behavior

Categories Brain & Behavior
wood blocks spelling SPEAK UP

Bystander support is crucial for tackling anti-social behaviour

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences
A man wearing goggles while drinking beer

Facial symmetry doesn’t explain “beer goggles”

Categories Brain & Behavior
Image created with generative AI (Michael S. Helfenbein)

Zoom suppresses thought

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology
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