University of California, Los Angeles researchers have discovered that chronic stress flips brain activity between two ...

Researchers have identified two distinct groups of neurons that help the brain evaluate risk and reward in decision-making.

The goal was to gain a better understanding of how the potential risks and rewards of a particular decision are weighed in ...

Study finds that the urge to move to music is thought to be a physiological reflex independent of a person’s musical tastes.

Reward is absolutely central to habit formation, as neuroscientist Dr Aleksandra Herman told IFLScience. Herman is an ...

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions.

In the third episode of The Deep End, Jon shares how DBS surgery went and how he and other volunteers felt in the days and weeks afterward.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a dual regulatory mechanism safeguarding ...

Nerve-cell ‘highways’ identified in mice suggest that stress pushes the brain towards rigid habit and away from thoughtful ...