HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When the aggressive behavior of mice is suppressed, they begin to exhibit prosocial behaviors such as allogrooming. A cross-species study conducted at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has found a similar pattern in young children, suggesting that after learning self-control, they tend to engage in more positive interactions and altruistic behaviors, which can have long-term benefits for their future interpersonal relationships and mental health.The merger of NTHU and National Hsinchu University of Education facilitated an increase in cross-disciplinary research in fields such as education, the arts, and biomedicine, including this remarkable cross-species study on young children and mice conducted by a team led by Distinguished Professor Yu-Ju Chou (周育如) of the Department of Early Childhood Education and Associate Professor Tsung-Han Kuo (郭崇涵) of the Department of Life Sciences. Their research has been published in a recent issue of the international journal Behavioral and Brain Functions.Kuo said that animals exhibit a wide range of social behaviors, including aggression and dominance competition, as well as prosocial interactions that foster social harmony. Using a resident-intruder assay, the ...Full story available on Benzinga.com