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How we learn to predict an outcome isn’t determined by how many times a cue and reward happen together. Instead, how much ...

Understanding why treatment fails can change how we think about relapse, recovery and the psychology of addiction.

New research shows chronic alcohol use rewires gene activity in human brain regions that control reward and decision-making, ...

She told Mary that she’d started taking Ozempic for weight loss. “If I have more than two beers now, I go outside and barf,” ...

Investigating sex-specific factors could lead to more targeted therapies and better understanding of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.

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Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and ...