Dunbar, Robin I. M.

Neocortex size as a constraint on group size in primates

Dunbar, R. I. M. (1992) · Journal of Human Evolution

Primate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Cited by 2,542

The Social Brain: Mind, Language, and Society in Evolutionary Perspective

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2003) · Annual Review of Anthropology

Primate Behavior and EcologyLanguage and cultural evolution

Cited by 1,068

The social role of touch in humans and primates: Behavioural function and neurobiological mechanisms

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2010) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Cited by 798

The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2009) · Annals of Human Biology

Primate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Cited by 795

Discrete hierarchical organization of social group sizes

Zhou, W.-X., Sornette, D., Hill, R. A., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2005) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Primate Behavior and EcologyEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 574

Music and social bonding: “self-other” merging and neurohormonal mechanisms

Tarr, B., Launay, J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2014) · Frontiers in Psychology

Neuroscience and Music PerceptionAction Observation and Synchronization

Cited by 548

The ice-breaker effect: Singing mediates fast social bonding

Pearce, E., Launay, J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2015) · Royal Society Open Science

Neuroscience and Music PerceptionMusic Therapy and Health

Cited by 507

Perspective Taking and Memory Capacity Predict Social Network Size

Stiller, J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2007) · Social Networks

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentSocial Power and Status Dynamics

Cited by 429

Exploring variation in active network size: Constraints and ego characteristics

Roberts, S. G. B., Dunbar, R. I. M., Pollet, T. V., & Kuppens, T. (2009) · Social Networks

Social Capital and NetworksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Cited by 428

Relationships and the social brain: Integrating psychological and evolutionary perspectives

Sutcliffe, A., Dunbar, R., Binder, J., & Arrow, H. (2012) · British Journal of Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Cited by 415

Human conversational behavior

Dunbar, R. I. M., Marriott, A., & Duncan, N. D. C. (1997) · Human Nature

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Cited by 405

Do online social media cut through the constraints that limit the size of offline social networks?

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2016) · Royal Society Open Science

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesImpact of Technology on Adolescents

Cited by 404

Understanding primate brain evolution

Dunbar, R. I. M., & Shultz, S. (2007) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Primate Behavior and EcologyEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 392

Topography of social touching depends on emotional bonds between humans

Suvilehto, J. T., Glerean, E., Dunbar, R. I. M., Hari, R., & Nummenmaa, L. (2015) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Tactile and Sensory InteractionsEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 385

Synchrony and exertion during dance independently raise pain threshold and encourage social bonding

Tarr, B., Launay, J., Cohen, E., & Dunbar, R. (2015) · Biology Letters

Action Observation and SynchronizationDiversity and Impact of Dance

Cited by 367

A bias for social information in human cultural transmission

Mesoudi, A., Whiten, A., & Dunbar, R. (2006) · British Journal of Psychology

Language and cultural evolutionChild and Animal Learning Development

Cited by 349

The evolution of the social brain: anthropoid primates contrast with other vertebrates

Shultz, S., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2007) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Primate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Cited by 344

The brain opioid theory of social attachment: a review of the evidence

Machin, A. J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2011) · Behaviour

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Cited by 343

Silent disco: dancing in synchrony leads to elevated pain thresholds and social closeness

Tarr, B., Launay, J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2016) · Evolution and Human Behavior

Action Observation and SynchronizationDiversity and Impact of Dance

Cited by 341

Ventromedial prefrontal volume predicts understanding of others and social network size

Lewis, P. A., Rezaie, R., Brown, R., Roberts, N., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2011) · NeuroImage

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentAction Observation and Synchronization

Cited by 321

Singing and social bonding: changes in connectivity and pain threshold as a function of group size

Weinstein, D., Launay, J., Pearce, E., Dunbar, R. I. M., & Stewart, L. (2016) · Evolution and Human Behavior

Neuroscience and Music PerceptionMusic Therapy and Health

Cited by 275

Rowers' high: behavioural synchrony is correlated with elevated pain thresholds

Cohen, E. E. A., Ejsmond-Frey, R., Knight, N., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2010) · Biology Letters

Action Observation and SynchronizationNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 261

The Neurobiology of Social Distance

Bzdok, D., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2020) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Cited by 258

Performance of Music Elevates Pain Threshold and Positive Affect: Implications for the Evolutionary Function of Music

Dunbar, R. I. M., Kaskatis, K., MacDonald, I., & Barra, V. (2012) · Evolutionary Psychology

Neuroscience and Music PerceptionMusic Therapy and Health

Cited by 243