![[2022-06-06 Love#A Mammal Thing]] > [!quote] [What oxytocin can tell us about the evolution of human prosociality](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220602095108.htm) via [[ScienceDaily]] 2022-06-02 > > These [about the genetics of modern humans vs. anceitn ones involving oxytocin related genes] findings may help to explain some of the social differences between modern humans and what we presume to know about the social behaviours of Neanderthals and Denisovans. "For example, they might be relevant to the smaller social groups attributed to Neanderthals and Denisovans or to the decreased modern human androgenization. They might also be relevant to a different social structure, i.e., Neanderthals have been linked to a polygynous social structure and a higher level of male-male competition than most contemporary modern human populations," says Constantina Theofanopoulou.