Kruti Vekaria
Behavioral Scientist & Researcher
PhD · Georgetown University
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Selected Publications
View All 8 →Social discounting curves across six altruist populations
Unselfish Traits and Social Decision-Making Patterns Characterize Six Populations of Real-World Extraordinary AltruistsNature Communications
2023Belief mediation model for altruistic motivation
Beliefs About Humanity, Not Higher Power, Predict Extraordinary AltruismJournal of Research in Personality
2022Multi-voxel pattern dissimilarity in anterior insula
Reduced Multi-Voxel Pattern Similarity of Vicarious Neural Pain Responses in PsychopathyJournal of Personality Disorders
2020Patents
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Systems and Methods for Vacant Property Identification and DisplayUS 12,460,939 · Toyota
202502
Methods and Systems for Identifying Underused Properties and Utilizing Underused Properties by Leveraging Mobile UnitsUS 12,314,993 · Toyota
2025Press
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FreakonomicsPodcast
Is It Wrong to Enjoy Yourself While the World Is Burning?
Research on social discounting in extraordinary altruists cited in discussion of empathy, moral circles, and prosocial behavior.
January 29, 2023NH
Nature Human BehaviourNews & Views
Love Thy Stranger as Thyself
Companion piece in Nature Human Behaviour discussing the implications of the social discounting findings for understanding human altruism.
May 1, 2017NR
Nature Reviews NephrologyResearch Highlight
The Psychology of Extraordinary Altruism
Feature on how Vekaria, Marsh and colleagues revealed the psychological mechanisms underlying non-directed altruistic kidney donation.
May 8, 2017