Today, we easily recognize that both genes and the environment influence behavior, and scientists studying behavior focus on the interaction between these two factors. Genes, via their influences ...

Research has uncovered how a compound released by corpses can have a surprising influence on human behavior, even when we don ...

Interaction with nature has proven to benefit mental and physical well-being among immigrant women, but knowledge about the determinants of such behavior in this target group is scarce. This study ...

Gail Anderson is the author of Biological Influences on Criminal Behavior and is Professor of Forensic Science in the Simon Fraser University School of Criminology. Her research interests include: the ...

Animals aren't immune to the influence of a full moon, either. Here are five examples of how their behaviour is shaped by the lunar cycle. A January 2019 paper published in Biology Letters found ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists analysed the genetic information of more than 70,000 infants. They identified 11 ...

This review addresses peer group influences on adolescent smoking with ... substantial peer group homogeneity of smoking behavior; (b) support for both socialization and selection effects ...

A study led by Virginia Commonwealth University and Rutgers University has revealed new insights into how romantic partners can influence a person's genetic predisposition to unhealthy alcohol use.