Enhanced cooperation increases the capacity for conflict

Behav Brain Sci. 2024 Jan 15;47:e20. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X23002662.ABSTRACTEnhanced cooperation increases the capacity for humans to engage in large-scale warfare. This ability provides the foundation for male coalitionary behavior, leaving open the question of whether cooperation evolved in the same way, or for the same purpose, in females. Such coalitionary behavior entrains hierarchical forms of leadership that remain inherently unstable, providing a spark for conflict to emerge.PMID:38224078 | DOI:10.1017/S0140525X23002662

Source: The Behavioral and Brain Sciences - January 15, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Rose McDermott Source Type: research