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

Imagine a seesaw in your brain. On one side is your desire system, the network of brain areas related to seeking pleasure and reward. On the other side is your self-control system, the network of ...

Scientists are increasingly warning that the modern diet of grab-and-go snacks and heat-and-eat dinners is not just expanding ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

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 ...

Active play is an undeniably important part of a child's development. Traditional martial arts such as karate, taekwondo, and ...

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 ...

You can talk about self-control as the capacity to override impulses, resist temptations, and overturn dominant responses, to advance long-term over short-term goals, and to develop efficient, ...