Written by Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Ruth Pauli, Ph.D., with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Antisocial behaviours include rule-breaking or criminal behaviour, lying ...

When an individual with dementia demonstrates challenging behaviour, resists attempts at care, and becomes aggressive, the tendency is for caregivers to seek a quick fix. Physicians are aware that the ...

I am frequently asked to consult about “inappropriate” behavior in skilled nursing facilities. The question is usually something like: “We have a resident who is doing ‘X behavior’— what should we do?

Guest Opinion. It is time for animal behavior to become its own academic discipline. The Animal Behavior Society argues that ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

Thousands of starlings move together to form a cloud-like murmuration. New work from UC Davis and Hokkaido University shows how this kind of collective behavior can be understood based on interactions ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — As an undergraduate at Cornell University, Bryan Lacasse was interested in marketing and consumer behavior. Eventually, he figured out that those interests were a perfect fit for the ...

There is limited evidence to support pharmacological therapies for dementia; fortunately, nonpharmacological interventions for the management of behaviours associated with dementia are numerous and ...