As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

Key points Many addictive behaviors begin during adolescence. The adolescent brain is in the process of maturing and experiencing changes in the reward system. A percentage of school counselors report ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo neuroscientist whose focus is the brain’s reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery.

Addiction casts a wide net across society, entangling people of all ages and walks of life in its intricate web. Beyond the stereotypes and assumptions that often surround substance abuse lies a ...

Researchers report that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have similar expectations of rewards ...

A UB neuroscientist whose focus is the brain’s reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery. Over the past year, this research ...

Millions of people in the United States suffer from drug addictions. 1 “There's a lot of stigma related to addiction,” said Francesca Telese, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.