A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and make ...

Researchers discovered how the brain flexibly switches communication pathways depending on context, balancing between memory ...

Discover groundbreaking research from Scripps Research scientists that uncovers the brain mechanisms behind alcohol addiction ...

Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati are using machine learning to create a clearer picture of how heroin affects the brain, potentially opening new doors for ...

There is a lot of interest in the question of if too much sex, sexual desire, masturbation, or viewing of pornography is an addiction like to alcohol or cocaine. In fact, an early version of the new ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how ...

Study by Scripps Research scientists shows how the brain learns to seek alcohol for relief, not just pleasurable effects, in an animal model.

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Scientists have uncovered how the brain reroutes its communication pathways depending on whether it’s processing something ...