The fact that our female ancestors dispersed more than our male ancestors can lead to conflicts within the brain that influence our social behavior, new research reveals.
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Oxytocin (OT) is a hormone that plays an important role in social behavior -- it has even been nicknamed "the love hormone" and "liquid trust." Increased levels of OT have been associated with greater caring, generosity, and trust. But does OT increase people's trust in anybody or does it act more selectively? Recent findings suggest that OT fosters trust, but not gullibility: OT may make individ
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If you're physically attractive, the world simply treats you better. But what about virtual attractiveness? Do people react to the attractiveness of virtual people the same way they react to real people?... Banakou, D. . (2010) The effects of avatars' gender and appearance on social behavior in virtual worlds. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 2(5). info:other/https://journals.tdl.org/j
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Scientists have created what appears to be a schizophrenic mouse by reducing the inhibition of brain cells involved in complex reasoning and decisions about appropriate social behavior.
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The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. High levels of androgens, such as testosterone, increase the length of the fourth finger in comparison to the second finger.
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Research in the UK into the finger length of primate species has revealed that cooperative behavior is linked to exposure to hormone levels in the womb.
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Prairie voles may be a useful model in understanding the neurochemistry of social behavior and how early life nurturing impacts later life relationships.
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In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense of personal space. The discovery could offer insight into autism and other disorders where social distance is an issue.
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Whether a monkey is looking to the left or merely watching another monkey looking that way, the same neurons in his brain are firing, according to researchers. The authors speculate that the neurons' activity may lie beneath critical social behavior, such as joint attention.
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A new study in rats at the University of Haifa reveals that tauma experienced by a mother even before pregnancy will influence her offspring's behavior. *"The findings show that trauma from a mother's past, which does not directly impact her pregnancy, will affect her offspring's emotional and social behavior. We should consider whether such effects occur in humans too," stated Prof. Micah Les
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