Open AccessModelling the Social Buffering Hypothesis in an Artificial Life Environment
Author(s) -
Imran Khan,
Matthew Lewis,
Lola Cañamero
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the 2019 conference on artificial life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1162/isal_a_00302
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , social environment , social stress , social support , adaptation (eye) , psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , biology , paleontology , social science , neuroscience
In social species, individuals who form social bonds have been found to live longer, healthier lives. One hypothesised reason for this effect is that social support, mediated by oxytocin, “buffers”...
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