A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new research pinpoints the brain regions that drive rats to prioritize their nearest and dearest in times of crisis. It also suggests humans may share the same neural bias.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210713165303.htm
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
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