In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) found that inflammation in a key decision-making region of the brain led to more ...

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 ...

In traditional 12 Step addiction recovery, participants are asked to find a way to believe in some form of spirituality or "Higher Power" (HP). I wondered about the existence of "God" during my ...

New research suggests that compulsive behavior may be less about willpower failure and more about inflammation quietly ...

Did our AI summary help? Compulsive behaviours are actions a person feels almost compelled to do, again and again, even if they don’t really want to or know it’s not helpful. It’s like the brain has a ...