behavior

In a school of fish, for example, a few individuals might notice a predator and change their behavior, “and then suddenly, there’s this really fast transition where the whole network reacts.”

For example, children learn the importance of equality and autonomy by observing the behavior of adults and children around them.

Their findings suggest this connection between the more sophisticated parts of the brain and the lower brainstem's breathing center allows us to coordinate our breathing with our current behaviors and emotional state.

“The goal should be changing behavior,” says Jay Jordan, a longtime criminal justice reform activist who spent 7½ years in prison and advised the Proposition 6 campaign.

“I’m worried about people totally withdrawing from politics because it’s unpleasant,” said Aaron Weinschenk, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay who studies political behavior and elections.