Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

New research suggests that compulsive behavior may be less about willpower failure and more about inflammation quietly disrupting the brain’s reward and habit circuits. While the idea of “hidden brain ...

We are living in a renaissance period for exploring how our brains give rise to individual behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some people experience prolonged mood swings, emotional dysregulation, and changes ...

Meet the Kraken, a massive disorientation device used to train astronauts for long space missions. We introduce viewers to the Kraken, a massive disorientation device housed on Wright Patterson ...

A new study shows that a lack of dietary fiber leads to rapid inflammation in the aging brain's amygdala, impairing emotional memory.

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.