The role of D4 receptor gene exon III polymorphisms in shaping human altruism and prosocial behavior
Human beings are an extraordinarily altruistic species often willing to help strangers at a considerable cost (sometimes life itself) to themselves. But as Darwin noted …he who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been, rather than betray his comrades, would often leave no offspring...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00195/full |