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In a new paper published in Current Biology, researchers describe a circuit in the brains of macaque monkeys that appears to ...

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Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

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As people grow older, the desire to learn and engage in daily activities often dwindles. That phenomenon, which Psychology Benefits Society said psychologists refer to as anhedonia, could appear when ...

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A new study has found that you don't need a playlist of fast songs like the “Rocky” theme on repeat to be a faster runner. Fifteen male runners were asked to run three 5Ks over a span of several weeks ...

Healthy competition motivates people in an online social network to exercise more than friendly support, according to a new study from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of ...