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Social Cognition

3 stories about Social Cognition that passed the news check, newest first.

  1. Research ·

    Oxytocin alters how the brain learns and remembers social hierarchies

    A study published in PNAS reports that oxytocin changes how the brain learns and retrieves information about social rank.

    PsyPost – Psychology News

  2. Research ·

    Watching others pays off: Attentive macaques benefit from observing their group mates interacting

    A study of wild male Assamese macaques measured individual differences in social attention to interactions between other group members, using a designated social scene protocol.

    Biology News - Evolution, Cell theory, Gene theory, Microbiology, Biotechnology · 2 sources

  3. Research ·

    Empathy isn’t just about pain – we share joy and embarrassment too

    Empathy is often studied through shared pain, while shared joy and embarrassment get less research attention.

    Earth.com