Evidence suggests that there are differences in the capacity for empathy between males and
females. However, how deep do these differences go? Stereotypically, females are …

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of the burgeoning literature on
theory of mind (TOM) after the preschool years and the first to integrate this literature with …

In this thought-provoking book, the acclaimed author of Our Inner Ape examines how
empathy comes naturally to a great variety of animals, including humans. Are we our …

Chimpanzees: Self-Recognition Page 1 studies (1, 8) have employed broad band rather than
monochromatic filters, and therefore do not test these predictions. ALAN L. PEARLMAN* NIGEL …

Adult zebrafish are robustly social animals whereas larva is not. We designed an assay to
determine at what stage of development zebrafish begin to interact with and prefer other fish …

Davila-Ross, M., Allcock, B., Thomas, C., and Bard, KA 2011. Aping expressions?
Chimpanzees produce distinct laugh types when responding to laughter of others. Emotion …

Humans favor others seen as similar to themselves (ingroup) over people seen as different
(outgroup), even without explicitly stated bias. Ingroup-outgroup bias extends to involuntary …

To understand the evolution of a Theory of Mind, we need to understand the selective factors
that might have jumpstarted its initial evolution. We argue that a subconscious, reflexive …

Yawn contagion in humans has been proposed to be related to our capacity for empathy. It
is presently unclear whether this capacity is uniquely human or shared with other primates …

The ability to share others' emotions, or empathy, is crucial for complex social interactions.
Clinical, psychological, and neurobiological clues suggest a link between yawn contagion …