The Social Role of Inhibition in Primates and Other Animals, by Robin Dunbar & Susanne Shultz

Abstract

Posted March 19, 2022

The capacity to inhibit prepotent actions (inhibitory self-control) plays an important role in many aspects of the behaviour of birds and mammals. Although a number of studies have used it as an index of foraging skills, inhibition is, in fact, also crucial for maintaining the temporal and spatial coherence of bonded social …