Compassion within conflict: Toward a computational theory of social groups informed by maternal brain physiology

Authors: S. Shaun Ho, Richard N. Rosenthal, Helen Fox, David Garry, Meroona Gopang, Mikaela J. Rollins, Sarah Soliman, James E. Swain

Published: 2022-07-07

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21001436

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Abstract

AbstractBenevolent intersubjectivity developed in parent–infant interactions and compassion toward friend and foe alike are non-violent interventions to group behavior in conflict. Based on a dyadic active inference framework rooted in specific parental brain mechanisms, we suggest that interventions promoting compassion and intersubjectivity can reduce stress, and that compassionate mediation may resolve conflicts.