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Why do we sometimes keep eating even when we're full and other times turn down food completely? Why do we crave salty things at certain times, and sweets at other times? The answers, according to new neuroscience research ...
Jan 29, 2026
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Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off bothersome tasks is not ...
Ahab hunting down Moby Dick. Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner. Learning Latin. Walking over hot coals. Standing in a long line for boba tea or entrance to a small, overpriced clothing retail store. Forking up for luxury ...
Jan 28, 2026
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Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise just comfort or performance, Nike claims its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness, and even improve concentration by stimulating ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Parkinson's disease is more common among individuals with a higher socioeconomic status and in the northern provinces of the Netherlands. In the southern provinces, Parkinson's occurs less frequently. Men are at greater risk ...
Jan 25, 2026
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What's the first thing you did when you woke up this morning? Maybe you swung your legs over the side of your bed, placed your feet on the floor and stood up. Simple, right?
Jan 21, 2026
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Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Duke University have proposed a neuroscience framework explaining how different types of motivation fundamentally reshape ...
Jan 21, 2026
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Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms.
Jan 18, 2026
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For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of pleasure, motivation, and reinforcement. In popular understanding, higher dopamine levels were equated ...
Jan 14, 2026
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Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to conditions like Parkinson's disease, depression and sleep disorders. While scientists know a great ...
Jan 13, 2026
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