A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

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

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that for some, addiction is a form of deliberate self-harm.

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during ...

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to conduct a study to review the latest published ...

Alcohol use is widespread and alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes substantial harm. AUD affects 29 million individuals and ...

Brain injury survivor leans on music for treatment: 'You have to put a lot of effort into it' ...

Habibeh Khoshbouei receives funding from NIH grants. Marcelo Febo receives funding from NIH grants. Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward ...

It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, ...