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

A surprise drop in the unemployment rate in December is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course to take a breather from ...

Neuroscientists have provided clear visual evidence that a region of the human brain known as the ventral striatum kicks in during decision-making to weigh the costs versus the benefits of making a ...

When we make complex decisions, we have to take many factors into account. Some choices have a high payoff but carry potential risks; others are lower risk but may have a lower reward associated with ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that targeting neuronal signaling controlling aberrant learning in the ...

Neuroscientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), University of Pennsylvania, and California State University, have established the existence of a biological difference ...

Researchers introduced artificial “switches” into specific brain cells in the ventral striatum. By giving a drug (DCZ) to a ...

A new view of how the brain decides to make an effort How the human ventral striatum kicks in during decision-making Date: December 5, 2020 Source: Emory Health Sciences Summary: New research gives ...

Researchers have discovered that removal of cilia from the brain's striatum region impaired time perception and judgment, revealing possible new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological ...