When I say I'm raising my puppy to be a service dog and will give him away, people always ask me how I could do that? The ...

Health and science journalist Nicole Karlis explores these questions in her new book, Your Brain on Altruism. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and real-world examples, Karlis examines how caring ...

Altruism is unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Like ‘empathy’, ‘altruism’ is a modern term, coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte (d. 1857) from the French autrui, which itself ...

Combining insights from psychology, behavioral economics and neuroscience, researchers have found converging signs of pure altruism and behavior that increase with age in the brain.

Association for Psychological Science. "Kids' altruism linked with better physiological regulation, less family wealth." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 06 / 150602075756 ...

Altruism and the Preschooler. ... The study, published recently in the journal Psychological Science, examined the roots and benefits of altruism in preschool-age children.

Altruism, Heroism, and the Psychology of the Bystander Panelists including legendary psychologist Philip Zimbardo and Katrina photographer Ted Jackson discuss the bystander effect, altruism, and the ...

The effective altruism movement, which began with moral philosophers, encourages people to consider evidence and careful analysis of charities to maximize the benefit of their giving. The need for ...