Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Plenty of people will say they are addicted to the internet. But how well-recognised, scientifically, ...

To explore these neural differences, the researchers used a computational approach called “network control theory” to measure how the brain transitions between different patterns of activity during ...

Professionals in the field of healthcare are putting emphasis on sophisticated dialogues related to substance use disorder and alcohol addiction. Some of the recent developments in the therapy ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine. The investigators found that children with a ...

Ramirez is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University. When philosophers imagined the ship of Theseus, they asked: Can a vessel that has all its planks replaced ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

Binge-watching short videos on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels can lead to increased activity in the brain's reward pathways, similar to addiction. This overstimulation desensitizes the ...