A new study tracing the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior in mammals, using phylogenetic analyses, suggests these behaviors may have evolved in part to strengthen social bonding and relationships.

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

Past medical research consistently showed that specific events unfolding during pregnancy can influence the health of their ...

Forcing an AI system to “play nice” does not automatically make people cooperate. In one set of simulations, it barely moved the needle. In another, it backfired. That’s the core tension in a new ...

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Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

Superheroes are saving the real world, too. A study published in The Journal of Psychology in August found that superhero movies can promote prosocial behavior — actions that benefits other people or ...

Same-Sex Behaviour in Primates Linked to Survival and Social Stability (Image: Canva) A study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution finds same-sex sexual behaviour is widespread among non-human ...