Health
Why some people find it easier to stick to new habits they formed during lockdown
Periods of lockdown represent a massive disruption to people's daily routines, but they also offer an opportunity to establish new habits.
Nov 24, 2020
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News tagged with motivation
Psychology & Psychiatry
Green prescriptions could undermine the benefits of spending time in nature
Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people's mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing mental health conditions formal 'green prescriptions', may undermine some of the benefits.
Nov 6, 2020
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Health
Factors associated with high performance improvement in VA primary care settings
VA researchers whose aim was to identify organizational and contextual factors associated with greater use of patient engagement processes found that high performing clinics were more likely to have fully-staffed primary ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Medical research
Reward and punishment take similar paths in the mouse brain
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have discovered neurons in the mouse brain that help an animal learn to avoid negative experiences. The cells reside in a part of the brain involved in regulating the motivations ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apps and social distancing: Why we accept coronavirus rules—or not
The higher the severity of an infection is thought to be, the greater the motivation is to socially distance. That is one result of a study conducted by the psychologist Professor Kai Kaspar at the University of Cologne. ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers reversibly disable brain pathway in primates
For the first time ever, neurophysiologists at KU Leuven, Harvard and the University of Kyoto have succeeded in reversibly disabling a connection between two areas in the brains of primates while they were performing cognitive ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social connection boosts fitness app appeal
New research led by Flinders University Ph.D. candidate Jasmine Petersen examining commercial physical activity apps has found that the social components of these apps hold great potential to increase physical activity engagement.
Aug 18, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The stay-at-home slowdown—how the pandemic upended our perception of time
Think back to life before stay-at-home orders. Does it feel like just yesterday? Or does it seem like ages ago—like some distant era?
Jun 10, 2020
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Health
Study shows self-sacrifice top motivator for Iraqis working in public service
People who make careers of public service may cite many motivations for choosing their work, including loyalty to institutions and parties or the desire to shape public policy. A new University of Kansas study shows that ...
May 27, 2020
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Cardiology
A talk with your GP may prevent cardiovascular disease
Having a general practitioner (GP) who is trained in motivational interviewing may reduce your risk of getting cardiovascular disease. But only if you do not already have diabetes or are at risk of developing it. This is ...
Apr 14, 2020
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