Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

Why do some people keep making the same harmful choices, even when they know better? A global study has revealed three distinct decision-making types and why punishment doesn’t work for everyone. When ...

Northwestern investigators have discovered that dopamine signaling in the brain's dorsomedial striatum promotes the development of compulsive behaviors in animal models, according to findings ...

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a specific brain circuit that triggers repetitive and compulsive behaviors, overriding natural rewards like food or social interaction. () ...

Ikoma, Japan – Scientists from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute international, and Tamagawa University have demonstrated that ...

Compulsive shopping (sometimes called compulsive buying or shopping addiction) refers to a preoccupation with purchasing products and spending money. Compulsive shopping shares several characteristics ...

Opioid users with and without addiction demonstrated significantly greater learning from negative reinforcement. Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning ...