The little red dot that dogs eagerly chase seems like the perfect indoor game–quick, simple, and somewhat amusing. But what ...

Anyone who lives with a cat may have tried it: a playful meow to greet or respond to the animal’s sounds. But what do cats ...

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A new study shows monkeys can perceive and sync to a musical beat, challenging assumptions about rhythm, evolution, and ...

Stress affects many systems in our body and biologists Marcel Schaaf and Erin Faught at Radboud University are figuring out ...

Reptiles get a bad rap. As symbols of evil or villainy in Western culture, they are often linked to sin and betrayal, an ...

Resource guarding in dogs is common, but it can escalate if ignored. Learn how to spot early signs, understand what your dog ...

Annie Valuska, PhD, principal scientist for the pet behavior team at Purina, discusses one of the most common ways for dogs ...

Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza explains how, when people replace mistruths with facts, knowledge dissolves fear, compassion replaces ...

Exogenous attention is a rapid, involuntary mechanism that automatically reallocates processing resources toward salient stimuli. It enhances visual sensitivity in the vicinity of the salient stimulus ...

Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...

We conclude that brain states are shaped by local circuit mechanisms, large-scale connectivity and neuromodulation. A unified multiscale theory of cortical dynamics is relevant not only for ...