Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

You probably think of willpower as whether or not you're going to reach for that second piece of pie—but according to ...

A new doctoral dissertation from the University of Turku shows that gambling disorder is rooted in specific brain networks ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain reward functions. By combining several brain imaging methods, the research ...

With the Obama administration planning a major initiative to map the brain, there’s more attention focused on what all of that new information will mean for how we see ourselves and how we take moral ...

A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes over self-control. New research, however, suggests this explanation may be incomplete. For many years, compulsive ...

The way you talk to yourself can help you survive or thrive. Source: Photo by Rendiansyah Nugroho on Unsplash One night I got caught in a harrowing blizzard in a remote area of the North Carolina ...