UCR researchers have made a major leap forward in understanding how the brain programs innate behavior. The discovery could have future applications in engineering new behaviors in animals and ...

For example, many prey organisms naturally know how to escape to safety from perceived threats. ... Neuroscientists demonstrate flexibility of innate behavior (2022, June 2) ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have solved a 70-year-old mystery in traffic research: an until now inexplicable jerkiness when we steer a vehicle. The discovery may lead to ...

Insects show a variety of species-specific innate behaviors (instinctive behaviors). For example, a worker honeybee that has found flower nectar exhibits 8-shape waggle-dances upon returning to ...

Smarter anti-skid systems and systems for fatigued drivers are two examples of potential usage areas. ... Citation: Innate behavior determines how we steer our car (2015 ...

Innate, or instinctive, responses allow animals to benefit from generations of natural selection on behavior. Learning gives animals tools to respond to local conditions and changing environments.

The study of animal behavior is a cornerstone of psychology for several reasons. Ethology, or the study of animals in their natural habitats, sheds light on how animals interact with each other ...

- A new explanation for why drivers jerk while steering could lead to vehicle safety systems that might correct dangerous moves before they occur, researchers say.

Innate or "instinctive" behaviors are inborn and do not require learning or prior experience to be performed. Examples include courtship and sexual behaviors, escape and defensive maneuvers, and ...

Smarter anti-skid systems and systems for fatigued drivers are two examples of potential usage areas. "Imagine a fatigued driver on the verge of running off the road. He or she suddenly wakes up and ...