There’s a reason why being kind to others is good for you — and it can now be traced to a specific nerve.
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How Disasters and Trauma Can Affect Children’s Empathy
Do children become more kind and empathetic after a disaster— or does the experience make them more focus more on self-preservation?
How Disasters Bring Out Our Kindness
In disasters, it’s human nature to band together and be kind to one another in order to survive
Is Human Nature Fundamentally Selfish or Altruistic?
Human inclinations are not primarily selfish: kindness and altruism have been evolutionarily valued in mates, and even the youngest children often try to be helpful
Human Kindness Genes Withstand Threats and Fear
People who are hard-wired to show empathy and kindness do so even in the face of a threatening or untrustworthy world.
Rats Show Empathy and Free Their Trapped Companions
Rats may not be, well, such rats after all. In the first study of its kind, researchers show that rats engage in empathy-driven behavior, helping to free a trapped cagemate for no reward other than relieving its fellow rat’s …
Why Spoiled Babies Grow Up to Be Smarter, Kinder Kids
Can extra nurturing during infancy make your child kinder and smarter?