Human decision-making is often framed as a personal, autonomous process, but history, psychology, and sociology consistently show that individual choice is deeply influenced by group dynamics. From ...

Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species -- known as the fire ant -- is no exception. The social interactions of this invasive insect, which comes from South America, are framed ...

In mice, social ranking in a group was linked to the results of competition, and certain neurons in the brain stored this social ranking information to inform decisions. Manipulating the activity of ...