With the rise of automated and autonomous agents, research examining Trust in Automation
(TiA) has attracted considerable attention over the last few decades. Trust is a rich and …

Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …

Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1
million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk …

Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

The field of Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) is plagued with mixed results. Some findings
appear to indicate that interacting with a companion animal is beneficial for some aspect of …

'A work of exhilarating scope and relevance... What a rare and powerful experience to feel a
book in your very body'Naomi Klein'Health is not something we can attain as individuals, for …

Understanding how individuals form and maintain strong social networks has emerged as a
significant public health priority as a result of the increased focus on the epidemic of …

Behavioural synchronization has been shown to facilitate social bonding and cooperation
but the mechanisms through which such effects are attained are poorly understood. In the …

Humans have developed a number of specific mechanisms that allow us to maintain much
larger social networks than would be expected given our brain size. For our primate cousins …