Call it instinct, but something compels some animals to behave in certain ways, perhaps programs in their genes. Researchers have directly connected activities of genes with instinctive behavior in ...

How exactly does a newly-hatched spider weave a perfect web that is characteristic of his or her species—without ever even having seen such a web, let alone having been trained to spin one? How do ...

Social mammals across multiple species appear to follow universal behavioral codes that ensure their daily survival. Data from accelerometers reveals movement timelines that create clear constraints ...

A stroll through the world of animals and men : a picture book of invisible worlds / Jakob von Uexküll -- Companionship in bird life : fellow members of the species as releasers of social behavior / ...

I am a research assistant in Prof. Yang’s lab. My research focuses on how the brain organizes instinctive behaviors and emotional responses, and how dysfunctions in these fundamental systems lead to ...

Instinct / Charles Darwin -- Introduction / George C. Romanes -- Introduction / E. L. Thorndike -- What is behaviorism? / J. B. Watson -- Critique of Konrad Lorenz's theory of instinctive behavior / ...

Tampa, Fla (Nov. 6, 2025) — An international research team that includes USF Health researcher Dr. Yong Xu and two colleagues from Great Britain has been awarded a European Research Council Synergy ...

Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at University College London have uncovered a neural mechanism in the brains of mice that enables the animals to overcome instinctive fears. The ...

Instinctive parents follow their gut when parenting decisions, rarely relying on outside sources for advice. They protective of their kids, and can nearly always recognize their child's cues, whether ...

Bedtime with your dog is full of tiny clues about how they feel, what they need, and how you can help them rest better. Once ...