Understanding the underlying biological mechanisms of human and animal behavior can help advance critically important industries such as medicine, healthcare, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), ...

The 2026 Gruber Neuroscience Prize will be awarded to UCSF neuroscientist and Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child ...

We are one of the largest undergraduate majors on campus, the home of three excellent graduate programs, and a center for cutting-edge research conducted by faculty and students working together. The ...

Machine-learning iMAP coaching track achieves a 55% depression remission rate by personalizing lifestyle targets.

"Believe in yourself" has been etched into motivational posters, graduation speeches, and just about every self-help book in ...

Emily Falk, vice dean of Penn’s Annenberg School of Communication, recently published her first book, which examines the neuroscience of decision-making, behavior change, and successful communication.

A key objective of several neuroscience studies is to understand and model how the dynamics of distinct populations of neurons give rise to specific human and animal behaviors. Many existing methods ...

Over the past three decades, the video game industry has distilled the neurochemical recipe for changing human behavior at scale. By honing these neuroscience-based design techniques, the video game ...

A new study found that prolonged mental fatigue can wear down cognitive resources, leading to higher rates of aggressive behavior. The findings improve understanding of why we may be more inclined to ...