Melanism in felines is both helpful and harmful.

A study in mice suggests serotonin release underlies the drug’s prosocial effects while dopamine mediates the rewarding properties that drive its potential for abuse.

The unicellular species Stentor roeseli performs a form of sequential decision-making to avoid irritating stimuli.

This newly described behavior occurs spontaneously, but can be modulated by food availability, temperature, and the size of the chambers.

Interspecies adoptions are rare, but it’s not the first time this population of dolphins in French Polynesia has attempted it.

Blue bottle flies use many different movements and a specific behavior sequence in order to stick a ceiling landing.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, neuroscientist was known for pioneering work on laughter, yawning, hiccupping, and tears.

The Francis Crick Institute neurobiologist aims to learn how physiological states, such as hunger, alter information processing in the brain.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscientist has revealed surprising functions of the brain region, such as its role in the brain’s rewards circuits and in addiction.