Fear contagion

From Science Magazine.

Oxytocin plays an essential role in the spread of fear in zebrafish, a 2023 Science study finds. The results suggest that the most basal form of empathy could have evolved many millions of years ago.

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CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) GETTY IMAGES; POND5; RUI OLIVEIRA; IBUKUN AKINRINADE; GULBANKIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE; (MUSIC) EPIDEMIC SOUND; (VIDEO PRODUCTION) LUKE GROSKIN

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