Altruismo y empatía: correlatos neurales y diferencias de género

Lucrecia Burges Cruz

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Reciprocal altruism: neuroanatomical correlates and gender diferences

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent of sex differences in altruistic behavior from an evolutionary perspective, by looking at the latest research on neuroetic and sex differential neuroanatomy concerning altruism and empathy. We assume that women have an adaptive advantage for altruistic behavior, which has biological basis, genetic and hormonal, that has also been reinforced phylogenetically, throughout human evolution, from sex roles division. These differences in behavior can be seen when in men and women different brain areas are activated in relation to empathy and altruism.

 

Key words: Altruism, empathy, human evolution, neuroscience, sex, gender, adaptive advantage.


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