From work meetings to first dates, it's essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a ...

Researchers in Okinawa set out to discover the neural basis of how we switch our behavior when situations change.

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...

From work meetings to first dates, it’s essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a ...

New findings offer insights into brain mechanisms of adaptive behavior, with implications for understanding addiction and ...

Curiosity-driven experiments in a basement eventually sparked a worldwide rethink of how stress, addiction, and life experiences shape the brain.

A new study has revealed that cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating compound found in the cannabis plant, may help prevent opioid ...

Scientists exploring how the brain responds to stress discovered molecular changes that can influence behavior long after an ...

Once cannabis has hijacked the reward center, daily users have no destination in mind. Here's how parents maintain empathy for an addicted child.

You reach for your phone the moment you wake up, scroll through social media while drinking coffee, check notifications during every spare moment, and fall asleep with your device in hand. This ...

A new study finds changes in brain regions associated with addiction in frequent video gaming teenagers. But the findings raise questions about whether such research is really relevant to the ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...