ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2015
Evolving the neuroendocrine physiology of human and primate cooperation and collective action.
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- Sharing and caring: Testosterone, fathering, and generosity among BaYaka foragers of the Congo Basin.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Cooperation with closely bonded individuals reduces cortisol levels in long-tailed macaques.Royal Society open science · 2020Article
- Mothers' and fathers' joint profiles for testosterone and oxytocin in a small-scale fishing-farming community: Variation based on marital conflict and paternal contributions.Brain and behavior · 2019Article
- Parental hormones are associated with crop loss and family sickness following catastrophic flooding in lowland Bolivia.Physiology & behavior · 2018Observational
- Food Sharing across Borders : First Observation of Intercommunity Meat Sharing by Bonobos at LuiKotale, DRC.Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) · 2018Article
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- Adiposity, CVD risk factors and testosterone: Variation by partnering status and residence with children in US men.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2017Article
- Inequity aversion strategies between marmosets are influenced by partner familiarity and sex but not oxytocin.Animal behaviour · 2016Article
- Solving the puzzle of collective action through inter-individual differences.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2015Article
- Genes, psychological traits and civic engagement.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2015Article
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Abstract
While many hormones play vital roles in facilitating or reinforcing cooperative behaviour, the neurohormones underlying competitive and cooperative behaviours are largely conserved across all mammals. This raises the question of how endocrine mechanisms have been shaped by selection to produce different levels of cooperation in different species. Multiple components of endocrine physiology--from baseline hormone concentrations, to binding proteins, to the receptor sensitivity and specificity--can evolve independently and be impacted by current socio-ecological conditions or individual status, thus potentially generating a wide range of variation within and between species. Here, we highlight several neurohormones and variation in hormone receptor genes associated with cooperation, focusing on the role of oxytocin and testosterone in contexts ranging from parenting and pair-bonding to reciprocity and territorial defence. While the studies reviewed herein describe the current state of the literature with regard to hormonal modulators of cooperation and collective action, there is still a paucity of research on hormonal mechanisms that help facilitate large-scale collective action. We end by discussing several potential areas for future research.
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