Animals respond to changes in the environment which affect their internal state by adapting
their behaviors. Social isolation is a form of passive environmental stressor that alters …

A prominent idea emerging from the study of sleep is that this key behavioural state is
regulated in a complex fashion by ecologically and physiologically relevant environmental …

Living in a group creates a complex and dynamic environment in which behavior of
individuals is influenced by and affects the behavior of others. Although social interaction …

An organism's behaviour is influenced by its social environment. Experiences such as social
isolation or crowding may have profound short or long-term effects on an individual's …

Many animals live in groups and interact with each other, creating an organized collective
structure. Social network analysis (SNA) is a statistical tool that aids in revealing and …

Background Drosophila melanogaster is excellent animal model for understanding the
molecular basis of human neurological and motor disorders. The experimental conditions …

Many organisms, including humans, have evolved dynamic social behaviors to promote
survival. Public health studies show that isolation from social groups is a major risk factor for …

Individual animals vary in their behaviors. This is true even when they share the same
genotype and were reared in the same environment. Clusters of covarying behaviors …

Intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are frequently co-occurring
neurodevelopmental disorders and affect 2-3% of the population. Rapid advances in exome …

The brain constantly compares past and present experiences to predict the future, thereby
enabling instantaneous and future behavioral adjustments. Integration of external …