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 ...

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

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

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of ...

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

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

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

Scientists have found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids. Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what ...

A comfort habit is anything you do to feel good when you were feeling bad. A cookie, a drink, a pill, a cigarette, a credit card, an electronic device, or a romantic interlude are familiar comfort ...

Experts are warning parents this Christmas not to roll the dice on addiction and keep those lottery tickets or electronic ...