Beneficial effects of human altruism

dc.contributor.author	Lozada, Mariana
dc.contributor.author	D'Adamo, Paola
dc.contributor.author	Fuentes, Miguel Angel
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-05T19:41:42Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-05T19:41:42Z
dc.date.issued	01/11/2011
dc.description.abstract	In this work we review converging evidence from several lines of research which suggests that altruism in humans can be intrinsically rewarding. Various investigations illustrate how human altruism can have beneficial effects on health and wellbeing. In this contribution we propose a model that includes positive effects of altruism. These beneficial effects lead to significant changes in the dynamics of the system, favouring higher levels of altruism and facilitating abrupt changes towards cooperation. In the present model, social modulation occurs at both individual and collective levels. The potential beneficial role of altruism proposed here may account for its occurrence among non-kin and beyond reciprocity.
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2011, vol.289, p. 12–16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11447/747
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.08.016
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Cooperation
dc.subject	Plasticity
dc.subject	Cultural conditioning
dc.title	Beneficial effects of human altruism
dc.type	Artículo

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