Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some ...

A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which foods, which people and why.

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

In the last decade and a half, boys and young men ages 15-24 more than doubled their average time spent gaming, to about 10 ...

CUNY Graduate Center Professor Leora Yetnikoff receives $1 million from the National Science Foundation to explore the links between social isolation, dopamine, and behavior.

Discover how YouTube impacts language development in young children and the need to balance screen time with real-life interactions.

In a comprehensive study encompassing over 25 years of research, scientists at Vilnius University's Life Sciences Centre have provided groundbreaking insights into the biological foundations of ...

OpenAI insists Sora is a creative leap, but its timing tells another story. With billions in cash to burn and investors like ...