Competing Motivational Brain Responses Predict Costly Helpin

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Competing Motivational Brain Responses Predict Costly Helping

ScienceDaily (Oct. 6, 2010) â€" A new study reveals that brain signals elicited by the sight of someone suffering pain differ as a function of whether we identify positively or negatively with that person and that these differential brain signals predict a later decision to help or withdraw from helping. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 7th issue of the journal Neuron,  provides fascinating insight into the neural mechanisms involved in decisions that benefit others, known as prosocial behavior, and how they are modulated by perceived group membership...

More baseline behavioural research that reveals the operation of our evolved slimeware.

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Yet once upon a time it made perfect sense due to competition for resources.

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Yet once upon a time it made perfect sense due to competition for resources.

Exactly the point. What worked and was necessary is now simply revealed.