The groundbreaking platform uses artificial intelligence and behavioral neuroscience to help families transform their ...

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

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 ...

New research discovers a lateral habenula cell group acting as a disappointment meter when reality misses expectations.

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 ...

Neuroscience is a vast field of study containing a range of narrower subfields. Each involves a spotlight on the brain and other parts of the nervous system, connecting them to one or more zones of ...

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 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 ...

Despite growing awareness of the role of nutrition in health and cognitive function, the intricate neural mechanisms linking sensory signals and dietary ...