Guest Opinion. Altruism is helping without a benefit and sometimes at a risk to one’s self. Animals helping others of their own species makes sense to perpetuate the species or help continue their own ...

Why helping others can lead to a more fulfilling life Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Altruism means helping others without expecting anything in return. Small acts of kindness, like holding doors or ...

Our behavior seems to be built by evolution, and it's sometimes paradoxical. To borrow from the hard sciences, our behavior exhibits complementarity. We are largely felicitous to our family and ...

Your gut microbiome could be influencing your decisions, especially when it comes to altruistic behavior and fairness. Our bodies are home to trillions of microbes, the motherload of which are found ...

Imagine the warm feeling you get when helping a friend move or when you give $50 to a local community kitchen– these are both instances of prosocial behavior, actions that reveal the beautiful nature ...

Taken together, all these pieces of information are consistent with the idea that there’s a relatively opaque strategic element which surrounds altruistic behavior. While it’s one people might ...

Altruistic behaviors may come at a cost, but they relieve physical pain, Dr. Yilu Wang reported in 2020. Dr. Wang's research documented that altruism affects specific regions of the brain to decrease ...

Altruism, the tendency to behave in ways that benefit others even if it comes at a cost to oneself, is a valuable human quality that can facilitate cooperation with others and promote meaningful ...

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save face, cooperating more with others or avoiding people altogether. Now, ...