How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation or a negotiation, we constantly infer what others are thinking and size up ...

On Feb. 20, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design convened an interdisciplinary group to discuss the validity and trustworthiness of social and behavioral data simulated by large language ...

Paying less attention to faces is one of the key markers of autism spectrum disorder. But while researchers have begun to uncover the brain network that supports processing of social stimuli such as ...

For people with autism, constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain often go along with the social struggles and repetitive behaviors that define the condition. This has prompted many to wonder whether ...

Pediatricians and parents — and, really, anyone who works with children — have long known that a child’s social needs evolve with age. Yale researchers have now discovered the neurological signaling ...

Bottom Line: Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior Results: By performing a network analysis on whole-brain activity of male mice ...

Oxytocin promotes social behaviors and helps maintain relationships. But clinical trials in patients with autism show variability in how consistently oxytocin improves these behaviors. Steve Chang, ...

As we get older, our social circles tend to get smaller. Friends move away, our priorities shift to work and family, and our social life often takes a backseat. It's not just that life gets busier.

Sir Kier Starmer has said "we need to crack down" on anti-social behaviour after residents and business owners in the South of England have said they feel "helpless". Speaking to BBC South's political ...

Western mosquitofish, pictured here, are known as the "plague minnow" due to their aggressive impact on native habitats when introduced. For decades, ecologists have known that how a species looks or ...