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Human neurocomputational mechanisms of guilt-driven and shame-driven altruistic behavior.

Zhu R; Wang H; Feng C; Yin L; Zhang R; Zeng Y; Liu C

The study looked at how feeling guilty or ashamed can make people act differently. It found that feeling guilty makes people try harder to make things right, while feeling ashamed is more about feeling responsible. Different parts of the brain help with these feelings and actions.

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Rare uniparental lineages reveal external ancestries in the gene pool of the Italian linguistic enclave of Grecìa Salentina.

Menato F; Pepe G; Mercuri E; Zangaro F; Cangialosi G; Jodice C; Gulì M; Cruciani F; Trombetta B; Helmer-Citterich M; D'Atanasio E; Guardiano C; Longobardi G; Semino O; Novelletto A; Specchia V

This study looks at the genes of people living in Grecìa Salentina, an area in Italy with a Greek-speaking history. Researchers found that their genes are similar to people in Central Italy and Eastern Balkan, and also to people in southern Italy, Anatolia, and the Middle East. These genetic similarities show that people moved into Grecìa Salentina from other places a long time ago, not just based on language but also shown in their genes.

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