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Under stress, an observer is more likely to help the victim than to punish the perpetrator - EurekAlert


<p>Being stressed while witnessing injustice may push your brain towards altruism, according to a study published on May 14<sup>th</sup> in the open-access journal <em>PLOS Biology</em> by Huagen Wang from Beijing Normal University, China, and colleagues.</p>

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