Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

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

In a new paper published in Current Biology, researchers describe a circuit in the brains of macaque monkeys that appears to ...

“We were able to causally link a specific brain pathway to a ‘brake’ on motivation when individuals face unpleasant tasks in ...

Procrastination has a name: the VS–VP circuit — and this team of researchers has ideas for how to switch it off ...

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 ...

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 ...

A small group of people experience no pleasure from music despite normal hearing and intact emotions. Brain imaging reveals ...

Ten years ago, researchers discovered a small group of people who derive no pleasure from music despite having normal hearing and the ability to enjoy other experiences or stimuli. The condition, ...