In a new study, Northwestern University neurobiologists discovered that gut bacteria and the nose work together to shape ...

Paying attention to number superstitions offers several benefits. It helps businesses connect more effectively with customers ...

Unhealthy eating habits in college persist into early adulthood, a decade or more later, and are linked to greater weight ...

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at Niigata University in Japan suggests that environmental context can ...

Last summer, I took my niece shopping at an urban clothing store in New York City. While she shopped, I couldn’t help but notice the music blaring on the store’s speaker system—it left my ears ringing ...

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...

A gene involved in the regulation of emotions and behavior could influence the long-term impact of violence experienced in childhood on antisocial behavior. This is the finding of a longitudinal study ...

Perhaps you have heard about the body’s second brain and wondered what it is. The name is a reflection of the complexity and ...

And how we respond to them, in the moment, in the medical record, in team debriefs, and increasingly on social media, is shaped more than we might expect by the words we reach for first. In the ...

Fish cannot see ultraviolet B rays but still change their behavior when they grow up under increased UVB intensity. According to studies by biologists, on three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus ...

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...