A new doctoral dissertation from the University of Turku shows that gambling disorder is rooted in specific brain networks ...

Neuroscientists are increasingly finding that when you encounter a familiar reward, your body begins to gear up for action ...

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 ...

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Study in mice offers insights into the brain circuitry underlying certain types of reward-based choices. Researchers identified distinct groups of brain cells activated when animals anticipate a ...

Positive thinking boosts vaccine effectiveness, study finds - Findings may shed more light on the biological process behind ...

Training people to activate a part of the brain linked to reward and positive expectations may be associated with an increase ...

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions. Every day, our brain makes thousands of decisions, big and small. Any of these decisions -- from the least ...