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this spindle neuron concept is one that

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there is neuron which is identified in

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several different species humans being

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one of them

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and it has been hypothesized that that

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particular

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neuron is associated with compassion and

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with altruism and we have seen this you

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know spindle neurons in the brains of

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humpback whales um and a couple other

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species it is comparatively rare um

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whether or not it's rare because we

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haven't looked or it's rare because it's

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ecologically rare i can't speak to

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but there has been evidence in

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in the humpback whales of

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of what we perceive as as altruism um of

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selfless acts and

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and you know there's a really great

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paper about this um

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that

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i think bob pitman wrote um where there

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have been many examples that that folks

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have seen over the years of humpback

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whales intervening to protect another

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species so as killer whales would come

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in to try and predate something a

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humpback whale would come and get in

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between them and protect either

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i know in one instance it was a sunfish