The Anatomy of Friendship

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 32-51

  Dunbar, R I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endorphins; gender differences; happiness; health; social networks

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; HEALTH;

COGNITIVE MECHANISMS; ENDORPHINS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ORIGIN; GENDER DIFFERENCES; HAPPINESS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURING; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

COGNITION; EVOLUTION; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FRIENDSHIP; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTIMACY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST; ANIMAL; FRIEND; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RELATION; METABOLISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ENDORPHIN;

ANIMALS; ENDORPHINS; FRIENDS; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85038619611     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.10.004     Document Type: Review

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