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Instinctive #ProSociality & #RescueLikeBehavior in Mammals;
#Oxytocin Powers #AltruisticResponses via #ParallelBrainCircuits:
- One path processes #EmotionalDistress,
- The other initiates #HelpingBehaviors like licking and grooming.
These findings challenge the belief that altruism is limited to more #CognitivelyAdvancedSpecies
&
Open new doors to studying the #NeurobiologyOfEmpathy.
INSTINCTIVE HELP:
Mice licked and groomed anesthetized peers without prior training or rewards.
DUAL BRAIN PATHWAYS:
#OxytocinActivatedCircuits in the #Amygdala & #StriaTerminalis to drive emotional and motor components of helping behavior.
MUTUAL BENEFIT:
Helping behaviors reduced both the observer’s stress and accelerated the peer’s recovery.
https://t.co/ieH2NhddFx via @neurosciencenew
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