The human fear paradox: Affective origins of cooperative care
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x2200067x
Abstract: Abstract Already as infants humans are more fearful than our closest living primate relatives, the chimpanzees. Yet heightened fearfulness is mostly considered maladaptive, as it is thought to increase the risk of developing anxiety and… read more here.
Keywords: human fear; paradox affective; affective origins; care ... See more keywords
The human fear paradox turns out to be less paradoxical when global changes in human aggression and language evolution are considered
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22001947
Abstract: Abstract Our commentary focuses on the interaction between Grossmann's fearful ape hypothesis (FAH) and the human self-domestication hypothesis (HSDH), also taking into account language acquisition and evolution. Although there is considerable overlap between the two… read more here.
Keywords: turns less; human fear; language; evolution ... See more keywords