A new study found that monkeys spent extended time playing a touchscreen game even when no food reward was offered, a surprising result that has researchers taking a closer look at curiosity itself.

Humans may not be as unique as we like to think when it comes to befriending other species of animals. According to a broad new review, monkeys and apes sometimes show unexpectedly affectionate ...

A study published in Science reveals new mechanisms through which the brain controls natural actions. The results challenge some of the classical views about how the motor system works and open up ...

Many animal species that live in groups are known to adjust their behavior to strengthen their social bonds or increase their coordination with others around them. For instance, humans and some other ...

The hormone oxytocin appears to increase social behaviors in newborn rhesus monkeys, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Parma in Italy, and the ...

Anthropologists and psychologists have studied wild monkeys' problem-solving for food to better understand how social dynamics can influence behavior and learning. The research team, led by Durham ...

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