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#socialbehavior — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. 🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.

    📝 critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/in (doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)

    #Behavior #Ethology #NaturalisticNeuroscience #Primatology

  2. Scientists Uncover a Gut-Brain Connection for Social Development.

    Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behavior, research in zebrafish shows. The pruning is essential for the development of normal social behavior.

    To socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut

    🔗 scitechdaily.com/scientists-un.

    @neuro #neuroscience #socialbehavior #social #sociology @sociology #science #research #psychology #SocialDevelopment