Revenge is more than an emotion—it’s an addictive behavior. We get hyped about an epic revenge story to watch on the big ...

Once in the hippocampus, memories and learning can be transmitted to different parts of the brain and retrieved whenever ...

Brain scans reveal compulsive shopping activates the same reward pathways as drug addiction. Nearly one-third of people in ...

Phone addiction rewires brain chemistry by lowering baseline dopamine levels, making normal activities feel boring and ...

The adolescent brain may be uniquely vulnerable to nicotine. Vaping rewires brain regions involved in impulse control and reward. The risk of vaping is greater in teenagers. This past weekend, while I ...

What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love? Neil and Beth discuss the science of love and teach you some useful vocabulary. Aww, I didn’t know you were such a romantic, Neil! But ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said treatment for addiction and substance abuse would be a priority if he is confirmed. “I was a heroin addict for 14 years. I’ve been 42 years in recovery,” said ...

June 14, 2025 — Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to ...

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