Life moves in mysterious ways—and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a 3D imaging method to precisely map and categorize the social behavior of animals. By quantitatively measuring the movements, interactions, and ...

New research shows robotic materials can learn and adapt without software, storing behavior directly in their structure.

Pretty much everyone has heard of sleepwalking – and some of us even do it from time to time. But sleep cooking and sleep driving? Engaging in such activities while not awake – a phenomenon known as ...

A sense of time is fundamental to how we understand, recall, and interact with the world. Tasks ranging from holding a conversation to driving a car require us to remember and perceive how long things ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, ...

Researchers have discovered how networks of neurons in fruit flies transform simple brain signals into coordinated actions. This sheds light on the neural mechanisms underlying complex behaviors for ...

Despite advances in psychology, neuroscience, and biology, certain behaviors still leave scientists scratching their heads. From inexplicable fears to the complex world of dreams, some human actions ...

A team of researchers found that long-tie connections accelerate the speed of social contagion. Human beings are likely to adopt the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors of those around them. Simple ...

Views writer Reghan Chartrand argues that self-labeling turns behaviors into identity, reinforcing patterns and limiting ...