Oxytocin increases generosity in humans.
Human beings routinely help strangers at costs to themselves. Sometimes the help offered is generous-offering more than the other expects. The proximate mechanisms supporting generosity are not well-understood, but several lines of research suggest a role for empathy. In this study, participants wer...
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| Main Authors: | Paul J Zak, Angela A Stanton, Sheila Ahmadi |
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/edfbf07bec3f4b7ea7ed279248a9e283 |
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