Core affective mechanisms maintaining group cohesion

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 48, pp. e185

Abstract

As the third solution to group dispersion, Dunbar proposes primates use several higher order cognitive skills to especially manage 'weak ties' in a nuanced and fast-tracked way, therewith avoiding unnecessary conflicts. We here argue that subconscious, automatic processes including attention allocation and behavioral or neurophysiological state matching can serve a similar function in maintaining group cohesion.

Authors 2

1. Karlijn van Heijst corresponding Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University

2. Mariska Esther Kret Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University