Same-sex sexual behavior observed in dozens of primate species, suggesting evolutionary origin

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...
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RIT faculty earns NSF CAREER award to study human behavior using machine learning

A Rochester Institute of Technology professor has earned a prestigious National Science Foundation award to use computers to better understand human behavior and social interaction. Ifeoma Nwogu, an ...

Study finds homosexuality surprisingly common among primates

Some 60 primate species, including baboons, chimpanzees and vervet monkeys, express homosexuality, according to a new study ...

Small chimps, big risks: What chimps show us about our own behavior

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...
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UF study finds risky human behavior, not alligator aggression, leads to bites

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and ...

Language shapes visual processing in both human brains and AI models, study finds

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development ...

How stress hormone receptors alter the brain and behavior: Zebrafish study provides insights

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state ...