The evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling

Mental Health
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Cooperation and the evolution of hunter-gatherer storytelling

This article explores how the presence of skilled storytellers in a group is associated with increased cooperative behavior, and these individuals are preferred as social partners and have higher reproductive success. The findings suggest that storytelling may have evolved as an adaptive mechanism to organize and promote cooperation within hunter-gatherer groups, providing individual-level fitness benefits that support the persistence of group-beneficial behaviors.

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