While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says that addiction happens in the brain, and that it is a very real and physical ...

As the performance of Internet-connected devices improves, and as companies learn how to use neuroscience to make virtual environments more appealing, that number will undoubtedly increase.

A study published in Science Signaling on the neural circuitry mediating addiction has made significant strides, particularly in understanding the intricate mechanisms of how addictive drugs influence ...

I’ve often commented that the distance between the addiction research community and the 12-Step community polarizes treatment and undermines creative collaboration. When the professional ...

Addiction neuroscience leader reveals how brain circuits drive behavioral disorders. Genomic Press. Journal Brain Medicine DOI 10.61373/bm024k.0133. Keywords /Scientific community/ Science careers ...

The so-called “pleasure center” of the brain was co-discovered in 1954 by James Olds, who was an American psychologist, and Peter Milner while he was a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University.

THE URGE Our History of Addiction By Carl Erik Fisher. Our culture, ever on the lookout for easy, unambiguous answers to the predicament of being flawed and often unhappy humans, is a sucker for ...

Research throws light on how the brain engages in self-destructive compulsive drug-seeking, and thus the problem with characterising addiction as a moral failure June 15, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. When I was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell cocaine in 1986, I was addicted to both ...