The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Blood was collected by cardiac perfusion from nicotine-dependent mice (n=3) after 12 days of exposure at the 7 mg/kg/day dose.

Environmental cues affect our behavior in a variety of ways. Despite playing an invaluable role in guiding our daily activities, such cues also appear to trigger the harmful, compulsive behaviors that ...

Dopamine is known as "the reward molecule." This diagram illustrates dopaminergic neurons (i.e., dopamine-producing nerve cells) and dopaminergic pathways. Source: VectorMine/Shutterstock Motivation ...

Why do we do things? What persuades us to put an effort to achieve goals, however mundane? What, for instance, drives us to search for food? Neurologically, the answer is hidden in the reward system ...

Small businesses are understandably concerned about having motivated employees who feel empowered to contribute to the company and service customer needs. Researchers have been studying motivation for ...