GLP-1 weight-loss drugs alter brain circuits in the amygdala and dopamine system to reduce the motivation to seek out high-calorie foods.

Positive thinking may boost the body’s defenses against disease. Increasing activity in a brain region that controls motivation and expectation, specifically the brain’s reward system, is linked with ...

Addiction decreases the brain’s ability to experience natural, healthy pleasure, driving increased cravings and compulsive substance use. But can this brain deficit be healed? New research from my lab ...

Stimulating the brain's self-control center via rTMS reduces smoking by 11 cigarettes a day, outperforming reward-suppression ...

For many people who smoke, quitting is not just a matter of willpower. It is a tug-of-war in the brain – between the pull of ...

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center found that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting the dorsolateral ...