Projektnummer

0057597

Zusammenfassung

We humans are a highly social species, capable of building and sustaining long-lasting social bonds. But how are those bonds generated and reinforced in the first place? Intuitively, we know that we care about what happens to others around us, even if their fortunes do not directly impact us. As such, we attach value, be it positive or negative, to things happening to our social partners. Only recently research into the value of these social outcomes has begun. In this project, a quantitative, interdisciplinary approach to social valuation will be used in rodents to uncover the neural ...