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Can’t Get Started on a Daunting Task? This Brain Circuit That Slams the Brakes on Motivation Might Be to Blame
Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...
New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.
Ever wonder why starting feels harder than finishing? Brain research shows stress can quietly block motivation before action ...
Researchers suggest that, from a clinical perspective, the findings provide mechanistic insight into motivational deficits central to psychiatric disorders.
Discover nine common brain habits that reduce focus without notice, learn how they develop, and why recognising them is ...
This simplified version of a figure from the research shows the rotation of subspace coding from many trials with correct vs. error respoonses. The blue arrow ...
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