The multimodal properties of the human somatosensory system continue to be unravelled.
There is mounting evidence that one of these submodalities—touch—has another …

Environmental enrichment (EE) can improve the welfare of captive fish. Its objective is to
provide new sensorial and motor stimulation in order to help meet their behavioural …

Although the manifestation of trauma in the body is a phenomenon well-endorsed by
clinicians and traumatized individuals, the neurobiological underpinnings of this …

In this review, we consider the definitions and experimental approaches to emotional
contagion and prosocial behaviour in mammals and explore their evolutionary …

In humans, referential gestures intentionally draw the attention of a partner to an object of
mutual interest, and are considered a key element in language development. Outside …

Receiving touch is of critical importance, as many studies have shown that touch promotes
mental and physical well-being. We conducted a pre-registered (PROSPERO …

Some nonhuman animals form adaptive long-term cooperative relationships with nonkin that
seem analogous in form and function to human friendship [1–4]. However, it remains unclear …

Brain evolution has often been correlated with the cognitive demands of social life. Further
progress depends on our ability to link cognitive processes to corresponding brain part sizes …

1. Introduction 1.1. Defining Welfare 2. Managing Stress in Fish 2.1. Considerations for Care
of Wild Fish in Captivity 2.2. The Impact of Psychological Stress 2.3. Controlling and …

The social brain hypothesis proposes that the demands of the social environment provided
the evolutionary pressure that led to the expansion of the primate brain. Consistent with this …