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The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

Experiencing multiple childhood traumas doesn't just increase the risk of a single addiction. A new study suggests it creates ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

Background: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 1–3% of the population and is marked by intrusive obsessions and compulsive behaviors that impair daily functioning. As digital technologies ...

Compulsive behavior has long been thought to arise from rigid habits that overpower self-control, but new research in rats challenges this idea. Scientists found that inflammation in a key brain ...

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Opioid users with and without addiction demonstrated significantly greater learning from negative reinforcement. Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning ...

Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning from negative reinforcement, suggesting that avoidance behavior may underlie both the development and persistence ...