Understanding the "why" behind our ability to form habits can ensure professionals develop programs that lead to measurable, ...

Some people’s biology may set them up to birth babies of a certain sex, explaining why a family with multiple children may have all girls or all boys.

A new study published in Psychology & Neuroscience suggests that hormone levels in the body may be connected to psychopathic personality traits, particularly during adolescence and early adulthood.

Vectors: Black arrows with red labels indicate the influence and direction of specific behavioral metrics on the principal components. Credit: Rivi et al. (Translational Psychology, 2025).

To the point Dicovery: Researchers identify shared biological mechanisms in depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. New approach: Identifying common biological mechanisms is a step towards ...

Unlocking the genetic basis of animal behavior using fruit flies A comprehensive dataset captures individual and group behaviors across genetically diverse strains of flies for decoding animals ...

Hart, B.L. (1988) Biological Basis of the Behavior of Sick Animals. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 12, 123-137.

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is pleased to announce the return of its special distinguished visiting lectureship series highlighting the integration of biological sciences ...

The onset of collecting behaviors in disorders such as frontal-temporal lobe dementia and Parkinson’s disease highlights the profound impact of neurobiological changes on behavior.