Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.

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

Researchers at University of Tsukuba and their collaborators have demonstrated that learning from both rewarding and aversive ...

The brain's sensitivity to rewarding experiences -- a critical factor in motivation and attention -- can be shaped by socioeconomic conditions, according to a new study. MIT neuroscientists have found ...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal-driving ...

The brain's dorsal medial habenula (dMHb) may be responsible for an individual's motivation to exercise and participate in other potentially rewarding activities, a finding that could lead to improved ...

: In the mouse brain, two neural pathways were discovered: The first is active during motivation; the second is active only at the termination of motivation. In humans, these pathways could underlie ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal—driving ...

You know exercise is good for you, but your brain still resists it like it’s punishment rather than reward. The problem isn’t willpower or discipline – it’s that your neural pathways haven’t learned ...

Many of us struggle to start a daunting task—we might tell ourselves that the laundry can wait until tomorrow, or that we can wash the dirty dishes in the sink in the morning. Well, it turns out ...