A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

A high-frequency brain signal in the frontal cortex is linked to OCD compulsions. Targeted deep brain stimulation rapidly reduced symptoms in severe cases.

To make a deliberate action in a volatile environment, the brain must frequently reassess the value of each action (action-value). Choice can be initially made from the experience of trial-and-errors, ...

Especially for twentysomethings, romantic love is shaped by a challenging tangle of anatomical development and learned ...

You're standing at a bus stop, waiting for a ride that seems like it will never come. At first, you're hopeful that it will be here any second. But as the minutes laggardly drag on, doubt creeps in.

Research in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reveals the dual impact of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on attention and threat sensitivity in anxious ...

Rogier Mars receives funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC) UK. Katherine Bryant does not work for, consult, own ...