Dashti & Gonçalves propose an inclusive definition of grief across species: a response to the disruption of significant social bonds, built on a deeply conserved attachment system and its nonapeptide toolkit. Full paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2025.0147
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Mota-Rojas et al. review emotional pain in non-human mammals, from amygdala, anterior cingulate, and opioid circuitry to grief-like behaviors, dysthymia-like states, and Takotsubo syndrome.
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Just taped for the BBC on this fascinating set of observations in humpback whales. I argued that yes we should strongly consider maternal love + grief here, based on what the researchers report--and on what we know abt animals' emotions. #whales #cetaceans #grief #animalgrief #deathstudies #nature