Pro-social behavior in rats is modulated by social experience
In mammals, helping is preferentially provided to members of one’s own group. Yet, it remains unclear how social experience shapes pro-social motivation. We found that rats helped trapped strangers by releasing them from a restrainer, just as they did cagemates. However, rats did not help strangers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-01-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/01385 |