The brain isn’t wired for what’s good for us, it’s wired for what feels safe and efficient,” explains Courtney Shrum, LMHC, ...

The areas of the brain that process reward are activated when we make choices that make other people happy, as well as ourselves, a new study has found. Researchers at the Ludwig Maximilian University ...

Severely ill patients often intuitively sense their death. This may stem from disease and aging-related inflammation ...

On April 21, we lost a musical genius and the shock of his death reverberated around the world. Suddenly, Prince was gone. For many fans, the impact was akin to the loss of a family member. Through ...

(NEW YORK) – Scientists in London were rewarded one million Euro for their three decades of research on the brain’s reward center according to a report from BBC News. Professors Wolfram Schultz, Peter ...

Research is showing popular obesity medications can also interfere with patients’ libido, but there are ways to address it.

A new study published in Brain Sciences provides evidence that dopamine promotes movement by directly altering the excitability of key neurons in the brain’s motor circuitry. The research identifies a ...

Last year, I thought I could outsmart hunger with pure willpower. Three days into a 500-calorie plan, I was standing in my kitchen at 2 AM, staring at a jar of peanut butter like it held the secrets ...