Social Hormone Promotes Cooperation in Risky Situations

Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 08:50 in Psychology & Sociology

A hormone implicated in monogamy and aggression in animals also promotes trust and cooperation in humans in risky situations, Caltech researchers say. The findings, published the week of February 8 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could prove useful for helping groups cooperate beneficially. Research in rodents shows […]

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