Whether you hug to show affection to comfort a loved one in pain, researchers explore the neuroscience of why a cuddle feels so good.
Researchers observe grooming and mourning behaviors by gorillas towards others in their social groups who recently died. The study sheds light on how animals perceive and process death.
BPS affects a neuroanatomy and maternal behavior in pregnant and lactating mice, including an association with an increased risk of infanticide.
A new study in rhesus monkeys shows the stress of a lower social status can alter the immune system, even in the absence of other risk factors.
According to a new study, chimps learn their grooming behavior from their mothers and they continue to perform the behavior long after the death of their mothers.
