You want to help but nothing seems to work. The addicted person is unable to take hold, but not ready to accept aid from outside. Others tell you it is time to let go, but what if there was something ...

The cerebellum ("little brain") is tucked underneath the basal ganglia; it sits in the back of the skull below the cerebrum. Source: CLIPAREA l Custom media/Shutterstock Neuroscientists have unearthed ...

While the dangers of mind-altering drugs come from their health consequences, the most striking aspect of drug abuse is its ability to control behavior: The drug acts on motivational brain mechanisms, ...

Women’s hormonal cycles may make them more prone to cocaine addiction than men, and also increase their susceptibility to typical triggers that lead to relapse, according to the results of a study by ...

The neurobiology of tobacco use is poorly understood, possibly in part because the relevant mechanisms might differ depending on past nicotine exposure and degree of addiction. In the present study we ...

The pain and anguish of rejection by a romantic partner may be the result of activity in parts of the brain associated with motivation, reward and addiction cravings, according to a new study. The ...