The neuroevolutionary and neuroaffective psychobiology of the prosocial brain
J. Panksepp
· 2009
★ NIFPlay Rating: 8
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Panksepp's account of how the social brain evolved through primary affective systems — particularly PLAY and CARE — and how these systems underpin human prosocial behavior.
