Scientists didn’t expect this twist in evolution.

Immune system sends signals to the brain that reduce social behavior during illness, helping the body rest and recover.

For animals like primates, the act of gazing plays a key role in social interaction, used to both send and gather information. In a new study, Yale scientists uncover two brain regions that contribute ...

Time and time again, I hear the term the social brain when people talk about social cognition. It’s a catchy phrase that captures how important social behavior is to the brains of social species, like ...

Researchers have found that smell and sound signals merge in the mouse brain's hearing center, influencing social behaviors like pup retrieval. The discovery may lead to a better understanding of how ...

New research published in Brain Research has found that specific personality traits fundamentally alter how the human brain processes information when collaborating on a task. By measuring electrical ...

MIT researchers have discovered how an immune system molecule triggers neurons in a specific brain circuit to shut down social behavior in mice modeling infection. "I just can't make it tonight. You ...

In 2019 a startling article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers tracked brain changes in nine polar scientists after 14 months isolated at a remote station in Antarctica.

Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may help protect against obesity by influencing a complex ...

Learn how your body uses an immune-to-brain communication line to nudge you away from others when you’re getting sick.

Jimmy Donaldson, who is known as MrBeast online, discussed the differences in content quality between YouTube and TikTok at ...