A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive system—ultimately disrupting neurotransmitter production and influencing ...

For centuries, people have believed the full moon can influence human behavior, mood, sleep quality, and even physical well-being. Ancient cultures linked it to heightened emotions, strange events, ...

Inflammation in the hippocampus—the brain's memory center—significantly alters motivation and behavior in mice, including food-seeking behavior, with notable differences between males and females, a ...

A brain aneurysm itself, the diagnosis and treatment process, and the knowledge of having an unruptured brain aneurysm may all affect a person’s mood and behavior. An unruptured brain aneurysm is a ...

Observational learning is a powerful way to acquire new skills and behaviors simply by watching others. This process involves observing, retaining, and later replicating the actions of others, making ...

Most environmental scientists believe that chemical pollution can and is negatively affecting people and wildlife, according to my team's recent survey. We surveyed 166 environmental scientists across ...

In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape social behavior in mice, including who fights and who backs down. Using a ...

Tagging wildlife alters animal behavior for days, reports new research. The findings highlight a need for longer tracking periods to better understand animal behavior in the wild. The corresponding ...

Researchers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; MA, USA) have mapped the entire serotonergic system of a model organism, Caenorhabditis ...