The belief that one can fully control the intensity and direction of behavior conflicts with how the brain works.

If you created a hypothesis for why this phenomenon occurs, would you attribute it to a lack of motivation, a disturbance in ...

Dopamine fasting is a practice where you abstain from certain pleasurable activities and stimuli to “reset” your brain’s ...

Reward and punishment are therefore valuable predictors for ... In this review paper, we look at the many studies that have ...

Used in the right way, rewards can help to support your child’s development – psychologist Barbara Di Benedetto explains how.

Ever noticed how you catch a glass before it even registers that it's falling? That's because your brain is constantly making ...

Fascinating new findings into how clusters of 'brain stars' retain memories has changed what we know about how they're held in our minds.

The largest study on this issue, involving 2,049 adolescents, reveals that this form of abuse may impact memory, learning, ...

A radical experiment uses focused ultrasound waves to reset cells inside the brain’s reward center to combat cravings.

The high THC content of this strain of cannabis, called C. Banana, can be detected by the sparkle of resin and bright green ...

With growing evidence that loneliness increases the risk for multiple diseases, there are questions about the mechanisms at ...

As with acupuncturists, gong bath facilitators also consider the possibility that disease may be caused by stagnant energy in the body – the ubiquitous Ch’i, pent up again. By working with sound, so ...