Dunbar, Robin I. M.

EVIDENCE FOR COEVOLUTION OF SOCIALITY AND RELATIVE BRAIN SIZE IN THREE ORDERS OF MAMMALS

Pérez-Barbería, F. J., Shultz, S., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2007) · Evolution

Primate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Cited by 241

Encephalization is not a universal macroevolutionary phenomenon in mammals but is associated with sociality

Shultz, S., & Dunbar, R. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Cited by 238

Use of social network sites and instant messaging does not lead to increased offline social network size, or to emotionally closer relationships with offline network members

Pollet, T. V., Roberts, S. G. B., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2011) · Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Impact of Technology on AdolescentsMedia and Digital Communication

Cited by 237

The default network of the human brain is associated with perceived social isolation

Spreng, R. N., Dimas, E., Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, L., Dagher, A., Koellinger, P., Nave, G., Ong, A., Kernbach, J. M., Wiecki, T. V., Ge, T., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesHealth disparities and outcomes

Cited by 236

Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

Dunbar, R. I. M., Baron, R., Frangou, A., Pearce, E., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Stow, J., Partridge, G., MacDonald, I., Barra, V., & van Vugt, M. (2012) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Humor Studies and ApplicationsStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 228

Social Laughter Triggers Endogenous Opioid Release in Humans

Manninen, S., Tuominen, L., Dunbar, R. I., Karjalainen, T., Hirvonen, J., Arponen, E., Hari, R., Jääskeläinen, I. P., Sams, M., & Nummenmaa, L. (2017) · The Journal of Neuroscience

Humor Studies and ApplicationsNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 213

Time as a limited resource: Communication strategy in mobile phone networks

Miritello, G., Moro, E., Lara, R., Martínez-López, R., Belchamber, J., Roberts, S. G. B., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2013) · Social Networks

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesSocial Capital and Networks

Cited by 203

The costs of family and friends: an 18-month longitudinal study of relationship maintenance and decay

Roberts, S. G. B., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2011) · Evolution and Human Behavior

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Cited by 197

Longevity and the costs of reproduction in a historical human population

Lycett, J. E., Dunbar, R. I. M., & Voland, E. (2000) · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 162

Social bonds in birds are associated with brain size and contingent on the correlated evolution of life-history and increased parental investment: AVIAN BRAIN EVOLUTION

SHULTZ, S., & DUNBAR, R. I. M. (2010) · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Animal Behavior and ReproductionAvian ecology and behavior

Cited by 151

Social cognition on the Internet: testing constraints on social network size

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2012) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Primate Behavior and EcologyEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 148

The role of the microbiome in the neurobiology of social behaviour

Sarkar, A., Harty, S., Johnson, K. V. ‐., Moeller, A. H., Carmody, R. N., Lehto, S. M., Erdman, S. E., Dunbar, R. I. M., & Burnet, P. W. J. (2020) · Biological Reviews

Gut microbiota and healthNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 135

Adult attachment style is associated with cerebral μ‐opioid receptor availability in humans

Nummenmaa, L., Manninen, S., Tuominen, L., Hirvonen, J., Kalliokoski, K. K., Nuutila, P., Jääskeläinen, I. P., Hari, R., Dunbar, R. I. M., & Sams, M. (2015) · Human Brain Mapping

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

Cited by 133

Variation in the β-endorphin, oxytocin, and dopamine receptor genes is associated with different dimensions of human sociality

Pearce, E., Wlodarski, R., Machin, A., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2017) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Cited by 131

The structural and functional brain networks that support human social networks

Noonan, M. P., Mars, R. B., Sallet, J., Dunbar, R. I. M., & Fellows, L. K. (2018) · Behavioural Brain Research

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Cited by 131

Sharing the joke: the size of natural laughter groups

Dezecache, G., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2012) · Evolution and Human Behavior

Humor Studies and ApplicationsPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Cited by 122

Species differences in executive function correlate with hippocampus volume and neocortex ratio across nonhuman primates.

Shultz, S., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2010) · Journal of Comparative Psychology

Primate Behavior and EcologyCognitive Abilities and Testing

Cited by 116

Social isolation and the brain in the pandemic era

Bzdok, D., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2022) · Nature Human Behaviour

COVID-19 and Mental HealthDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Cited by 100

10,000 social brains: Sex differentiation in human brain anatomy

Kiesow, H., Dunbar, R. I. M., Kable, J. W., Kalenscher, T., Vogeley, K., Schilbach, L., Marquand, A. F., Wiecki, T. V., & Bzdok, D. (2020) · Science Advances

Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorSex and Gender in Healthcare

Cited by 89

The social brain meets neuroimaging

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2012) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Primate Behavior and EcologyChild and Animal Learning Development

Cited by 86

How conversations around campfires came to be

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Language and cultural evolutionEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Cited by 79

Playing with Strangers: Which Shared Traits Attract Us Most to New People?

Launay, J., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2015) · PLOS ONE

Social and Intergroup PsychologyDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Cited by 65

Pain tolerance predicts human social network size

Johnson, K. V.-A., & Dunbar, R. I. M. (2016) · Scientific Reports

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Cited by 65

Group size, vocal grooming and the origins of language

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2017) · Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Language and cultural evolutionAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Cited by 53