Evolutionary, neurobiological, gene-based solution of the ideological "puzzle" of human altruism and cooperation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-249

  Baschetti, Riccardo ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEUROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34249679744     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.03.020     Document Type: Editorial

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