Development of socio-emotional competence in bonobos (2013)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., & de Waal, F. (2013). Development of socio-emotional competence in bonobos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(45), 18121-18126. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1316449110

Social and emotional skills are tightly interlinked in human development, and both are negatively impacted by disrupted social development. The same interplay between social and emotional skills, including expressions of empathy, has received scant a... Read More about Development of socio-emotional competence in bonobos.

Bonobos Respond to Distress in Others: Consolation across the Age Spectrum (2013)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., & de Waal, F. B. (2013). Bonobos Respond to Distress in Others: Consolation across the Age Spectrum. PLoS ONE, 8(1), Article e55206. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055206

How animals respond to conflict provides key insights into the evolution of socio-cognitive and emotional capacities. Evidence from apes has shown that, after social conflicts, bystanders approach victims of aggression to offer stress-alleviating con... Read More about Bonobos Respond to Distress in Others: Consolation across the Age Spectrum.