Summary: Researchers have identified a specific signaling mechanism in brain immune cells that regulates anxiety and grooming ...

Understanding the underlying biological mechanisms of human and animal behavior can help advance critically important industries such as medicine, healthcare, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), ...

We are one of the largest undergraduate majors on campus, the home of three excellent graduate programs, and a center for cutting-edge research conducted by faculty and students working together. The ...

Emily Falk, vice dean of Penn’s Annenberg School of Communication, recently published her first book, which examines the neuroscience of decision-making, behavior change, and successful communication.

The relationship between physical activity and cognitive health has become an important focus in neuroscience, behavioral medicine, and health research. In ...

The relationship between physical activity and mental health has long been recognized; however, it has only been in recent decades that cognitive ...

Over the past three decades, the video game industry has distilled the neurochemical recipe for changing human behavior at scale. By honing these neuroscience-based design techniques, the video game ...

Researchers develop LinCx, a biological "wire" that creates precision electrical bypasses in the brain to restore function without drugs or external stimulation.

A new study found that prolonged mental fatigue can wear down cognitive resources, leading to higher rates of aggressive behavior. The findings improve understanding of why we may be more inclined to ...