A new study suggests that the brain circuits that control obsessive-compulsive behavior are intertwined with circuits that control food intake and body weight. What started as an experiment to probe ...

What started as an experiment to probe brain circuits involved in compulsive behavior has revealed a surprising connection with obesity. The University of Iowa-led researchers bred mice missing a gene ...

Both in humans and in mice, there is a circuit in the brain called the corticostriatal connection that regulates habitual and repetitive actions. How neural dysfunction in a certain region of the ...

Reducing the activity of a gene called FKBP12 in the brains of mice affected neuron-to-neuron communication (synapse) and increased both fearful memory and obsessive behavior, indicating the gene ...

Cats Obsessive BehaviorPepper is literally killing our ears with his constant yowling. He was neutered late March of this year and his behavior has changed. All he wants to do now is eat, be carried ...

The Mayo Clinic defines obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as: “Unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions).” OCD is a form of anxiety disorder ...

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a selfie is a “photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media.” From a psychological ...

One of the hallmarks of obsessive-compulsive disorder is contamination fears and excessive hand-washing. Years ago, a patient with severe OCD came to my office wearing gloves and a mask and refused to ...

Humans are creatures of habit, therapist Robert Strait says. “I think we all have obsessive traits,” said Strait, director of social services at The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health. “I enjoy ...