Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development. pressureUA/iStock ...

New evidence reveals that behavior, including hive mentality or groupthink, may be predetermined by genetics. Generally, we consider behavior to be learned. By interacting with the world, different ...

Cognitive function, behavior, and their links to health outcomes are at the forefront of modern neuroscience research. Recent years have seen significant ...

The human tendency to prefer immediate rewards over long-term goals is partly rooted in our DNA, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Human Biology. The findings suggest ...

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...

As parents, we care a lot about our children’s behavior; we want to shape our children into responsible, kind, productive human beings. But very often we ignore one of the biggest things shaping our ...

The study provides a comprehensive behavioral dataset of Drosophila melanogaster, categorized by genetic background, sex, and social context (isolated or in groups). Beyond enabling detailed analyses ...

In the Republic Book II Plato is addressing paradoxes of human behavior and finds the solution by saying an integral part of human nature is dog-like. Our inner dog seeks belonging and craves to ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that our genetic makeup has an influence over our lives. There are plenty of areas of life where the involvement of our DNA is obvious—the risk of developing ...

"Based on a colloquium of evolutionary genetics of invertebrate behavior, held March 21-24, 1983, in Gainesville, Fla"--Title page verso. Contents Evolutionary behavior genetics / Guy L. Bush -- ...