Emotional contagion: Improving survival by preparing for socially sensed threats

Christian Keysers; Valeria Gazzola

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.100

Emotional contagion: Improving survival by preparing for socially sensed threats

Christian Keysers, Valeria Gazzola

Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN)

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Abstract

Rats respond to the emotions of others. A new study reveals how their central amygdala uses such social information to selfishly trigger defences that adapt to the nature of the danger with all the hallmarks of true emotional contagion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R728-R730
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	31
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.100
Publication status	Published - 07 Jun 2021

Keywords

Animals
Central Amygdaloid Nucleus
Emotions
Rats

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