Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain reward functions. By combining several brain imaging methods, the research ...

A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes over self-control. New research, however, suggests this explanation may be incomplete. For many years, compulsive ...

Imagine a world where your brain works against your wallet — welcome to Gen Z’s dopamine debt, a phenomenon where the brain’s reward system adapts to hyperstimulation, creating cycles of impulsive ...

Yashraj Garg explores the way nicotine changes your brain, and why sticking to this particular new year's resolution involves ...

The way you talk to yourself can help you survive or thrive. Source: Photo by Rendiansyah Nugroho on Unsplash One night I got caught in a harrowing blizzard in a remote area of the North Carolina ...

People who use psychedelic substances may think about themselves in a different way — not just psychologically, but also neurologically. A new study published in Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & ...

It’s frustrating when you try to hunker down to tackle a project, only to have your mind wander. If this happens more than you’d like, new research has a solution: You can “train” your brain to be ...