Addiction
Digging deeper into cannabis use disorder
Earlier this month, Mississippi became the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana, while 27 states have already decriminalized cannabis use for personal consumption.
Feb 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Self-motivation helped professional musicians maintain their practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the past two years the entire music industry has been thrown into a state of instability due to the paralyzing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 7, 2022
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Health
Why do people use cannabis during pregnancy and breastfeeding?
People who use cannabis during pregnancy and lactation choose it to manage pregnancy-related symptoms and pre-existing conditions, such as nausea and vomiting, mental health problems, insomnia and more, according to new research ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Genetics
Fine-tuning motivation in the brain
A characteristic of depression is a lack of motivation. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Bo Li, in collaboration with CSHL Adjunct Professor Z. Josh Huang, discovered a group of neurons in the mouse brain that ...
Dec 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cortex suppression resolves motivation conflict in favor of prosociality
HSE University researchers have found that if cortical excitability is suppressed, the conflict between self-interest and prosocial motivations is resolved in favor of the latter—but only in cases when this conflict is ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Health
Taking pleasure in exercise reduces stress and improves life satisfaction
Young people are less satisfied with their lives when they are stressed. Physical activity can counter this by helping to relieve stress. Researchers from the University of Basel found that intrinsic motivation plays a key ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers outline the connection between inflammation and depression
In a paper published recently in Pharmacological Reviews, Emory University School of Medicine researchers outlined the impact of inflammation on motivation as it relates to depression.
Oct 27, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What's the cost of self-control? New study tabulates the bill
A team of researchers has identified measures we take in order to skirt having to exert self-control in our daily lives—findings that offer new insights into what motivates human behavior.
Aug 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental imagery technique can aid ultra-marathon completion
A motivational intervention known as functional imagery training (FIT) can help self-professed non-runners to complete an ultra-marathon (50km plus), according to new research.
Aug 26, 2021
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Vaccination
COVID: The three barriers that prevent people from being vaccinated
Getting everyone in a country vaccinated is like watching software updates load: it whizzes along for the first 80% or so and then seems to take forever to finish the rest. Around 80% of the UK adult population has received ...
Jun 21, 2021
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