For some animals -- such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates -- short-term social isolation can be just as vital as social interaction to development and long-term evolution. Evolutionary biologists ...

Early life stress compromises brain development and can contribute to the development of mental illnesses. A common animal model used to study different facets of psychiatric disorders is social ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Humans are not the only ones in isolation right now. With the Como Zoo closed, some of the animals are enjoying the quiet time to themselves -- while others are missing their ...

Recognizing faces is something most of us take for granted; we do it hundreds of times every day. But it’s actually a pretty sophisticated skill. Brain imaging studies in humans have shown that faces ...

Hikikomori (Japanese for “to seclude” and “to pull back”) is a term used to describe a portion of the population in Japan since the 1970s that has withdrawn socially from the outside world. Some ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Horses and cattle suspected of having contagious diseases have a new safety zone at Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine since the $2.2 million Large Animal Isolation Unit ...