Coercion to perform detrimental actions against others reduces empathy and guilt, a new study reports. The findings may explain why people are able to commit immoral acts that go against their ethical stance when coerced. Read More
Oscillations in the fronto-striatal network predict whether a bat is about to use echolocation or vocalized communication. Read More
As the brain starts to develop new habits, activity in the dorsolateral striatum increases. As the activity bursts increase, the habit becomes stronger. Inhibiting neural activity with optogenetics reduces habit behaviors in mice. Read More
Individual differences in the striatum of habitual cannabis users distinguish between who is at increased risk of addiction and cannabis use disorder. Read More
Upon eating, dopamine is released in the brain at two different times, during ingestion and when the food reaches our stomach, researchers report. Read More
According to a new study, nicotine reduces dorsal striatal output, underlying the urge to smoke and making it difficult to quite the addiction. Read More
New rodent model helps researchers discover it is ingenuity and not habit that sustains addiction. Read More
According to researchers, people who consider themselves to be recreational cocaine users may be closer to addiction than they think. Read More
According to a new study, the brain responds less to rewards gained from immoral acts than it does to ethically earned rewards. Read More
Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs to specific neurons throughout the brain. Read More
A new study explores how the brain speeds up or slows down during movement. Read More
Signals for taste and nutrients are processed in two separate areas of the striatum, a new study reports. Read More
