How is helping behavior regulated in the brain?

Trends Cogn Sci. 2024 Feb 27:S1364-6613(24)00036-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.02.009. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn humans and other animals, individuals can actively respond to the specific needs of others. However, the neural circuits supporting helping behaviors are underspecified. In recent work, Zhang, Wu, and colleagues identified a new role for the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in the encoding and regulation of targeted helping behavior (allolicking) in mice.PMID:38418366 | DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2024.02.009

Source: Trends Cogn Sci - February 28, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Meng Zhang Guohua Chen Rongfeng K Hu Source Type: research