Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Hutcheson teaches leadership at Purdue University. In biology, nothing changes all at once. A single cell fires, a chemical ...

Most organizations track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to stay aligned with strategic goals—but what if we’ve been using them backward? Instead of treating KPIs as static metrics or top-down ...

This was the first study to use biology to identify two types of people with PTSD, thereby transcending diagnosis based on clinical grounds alone, Etkin said. The researchers identified a clear ...

A new computer program allows scientists to observe the behavior of multiple animals simultaneously and over extended periods, while automatically analyzing their motion. What may seem obvious marks a ...

In the last 50 years, behavioral health researchers have made major progress in understanding depression not as a condition born purely from lived experiences, but as a multi-faceted disorder with ...

The field of behavioral economics is facing several challenges and opportunities this century; the discipline is trying to find its own identity and position within science and applications. This ...

Miami University's Center for Animal Behavior (CAB) provides opportunities to study animal behavior at many levels. Whether you investigate individuals within a population or study behavior at the ...

A massive genomic study uncovers how shared behavioral traits and substance-specific biology together shape addiction risk, offering new directions for prediction, prevention, and treatment. Study: ...

Behavioral Neuroscience emphasizes the neural underpinnings of behavior. The mission of the Behavioral Neuroscience PhD program is to produce outstanding scientists capable of pursuing successful ...