A new study reveals that oxytocin’s ability to enhance social behavior depends heavily on the recipient’s motivation.

We aim to incorporate these data into a new reinforcement learning framework which captures the fine-scale structure of behavior. This will take into account the cost and benefit of performing an ...

Ariel Vox, award-winning author and motivational speaker, launches a transformative coaching program to empower individuals ...

I used to finish every sentence with “you know?” It was a habit that drove my mom nuts. She talked to me about it — a lot. But when she started saying “No, I don’t know,” every time I said it, she ...

Behaviour’s engine is motivational intelligence. Putting this type of intelligence to work means turning on your engine. Finding your keys to your ignition is your challenge.

Define the four principles of Motivational Interviewing (MI), the Spirit of MI, and common traps Stages of Change and Motivational Interviewing are core components of evidence-based practices for ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky were part of a team that discovered a key protein in the brain that can regulate motivation for reward in mice. The study, titled "Deletion of murine ...

“You’ll find it on aisle 6, about a third of the way down from the front on the top shelf,” he said. “It’s right this way,” and he led me right to it.

A cell type–specific cortico-subcortical brain circuit for investigatory and novelty-seeking behavior. Science, 2021; 372 (6543): eabe9681 DOI: 10.1126/science.abe9681 ...