Researchers have discovered that acetylcholine, a brain chemical released by specific striatal neurons, can directly trigger serotonin release. The study, conducted in mice and published in Nature ...

Compulsive behaviors are actions that are engaged in repeatedly and consistently, despite the fact that they are experienced as aversive or troubling. Yet treatment can help to manage or overcome ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that a brain chemical called acetylcholine can directly trigger the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

Only the most compulsive, addicted people will keep cheating in the face of social barriers. My Master’s thesis was on quitting smoking, and one interesting fact from that body of research was that ...