For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

It is imperative to understand the link between what drives health behavior (our thoughts) and what catalyzes behavior change (our choices). Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National ...

The behavior of living organisms is a visible manifestation of activity of the central nervous system. Thus, the study of behavior is a central feature of contemporary neuroscience research in animals ...

Several years ago, Christian Rutz started to wonder whether he was giving his crows enough credit. Rutz, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews, in Scotland, and his team were capturing wild New ...

Quick Take Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in hundreds of animal species, though it is not considered a required function for specific ecosystem roles. Some researchers suggest that ...

The PhD in Health Behavior is offered by the Department of Health Behavior. Health Behavior doctoral students learn to use theories and methods from the social and behavioral sciences to develop ...

The challenge in some organizations is not enough risk-taking: Employees are too cautious and not willing to try new things even when they’d be beneficial, on average, for the organization. In other ...

Behavioral science describes the study of human behavior through the use of systematic experimentation and observation. Behavioral scientists study when and why individuals engage in specific ...

Student behavior problems continue to plague schools, and educators say they’ve actually grown more serious, according to a recent survey by the EdWeek Research Center. Nearly half of teachers, school ...