The nature of domestication is often misunderstood. Most definitions of the process are
anthropocentric and center on human intentionality, which minimizes the role of …

Based on claims that dogs are less aggressive and show more sophisticated socio-cognitive
skills compared with wolves, dog domestication has been invoked to support the idea that …

Dominance captures behavioural patterns found in social hierarchies that arise from
agonistic interactions in which some individuals coercively exploit their control over costs …

Humans present a behavioural paradox: they are peaceful in many circumstances, but they
are also violent and kill conspecifics at high rates. We describe a social evolutionary theory …

Humans are unique in their sophisticated culture and societal structures, their complex
languages, and their extensive tool use. According to the human self-domestication …

In the evolutionary radiation of the human genus, we have observed changes in both brain
size and proportions. Some of these morphological differences are thought to be associated …

Individuals of some animal species have been taught simple versions of human language
despite their natural communication systems failing to rise to the level of a simple language …

How does domestication affect the brain? This question has broad relevance. Domesticated
animals play important roles in human society, and substantial recent work has addressed …

Archaeological evidence suggests that important shifts were taking place in the character of
human social behaviours 300,000 to 30,000 years ago. New artefact types appear and are …

Groupishness is a set of tendencies to respond to group members with prosociality and
cooperation in ways that transcend apparent self-interest. Its evolution is puzzling because it …