Max Chang and Irene Lee of University College London review neuroimaging studies of the effects of internet addiction on adolescent brains. Published June 4 in PLOS Mental Health, the study indicates ...

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Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in PLOS Mental ...

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In August 2021, while promoting her new book “Dopamine Nation,” the Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke discussed ...

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 ...

Researchers found that while basketball and swimming offer some cognitive benefits, footbike training uniquely boosts both focus and self-control, making it the top exercise for tackling internet ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

Ramirez is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University. When philosophers imagined the ship of Theseus, they asked: Can a vessel that has all its planks replaced ...