Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good deeds, ultimately with the goal of separating altruistic acts from emotional assessments.

A new study reveals that mice instinctively display rescue-like behaviors toward anesthetized peers, offering powerful evidence that prosociality may be hardwired in mammals.

While signing a memorial book that was opened at the Vatican embassy on the occasion of the passing away of Pope Francis, ...

In a new study, researchers have found that mice can instinctively exhibit rescue-like behavior toward anesthetized ...

In a new study, researchers have found that mice can instinctively exhibit rescue-like behavior toward anesthetized ...

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The women were also told how each man reacted to a scenario that called for altruism. In one scenario, a child is drowning in ...

Future prosocial acts can be forecasted from stable biological differences in how people perceive others' merit, pointing to novel strategies to reduce favoritism and discrimination in social ...

The people with a damaged basolateral amygdala were found to be selfish when it came to sharing money with those they felt ...

Prosocial behavior, i.e. helping others ... The study authors therefore conclude that the BLA is not fundamentally necessary for altruism, but that it helps regulate the degree of generosity depending ...