As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...

While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a ...

Many addictive behaviors are initiated in adolescence. During this developmental period, the brain is maturing through myelination, which is posited to continue until the age of 25 (Arian et al., 2013 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo neuroscientist whose focus is the brain’s reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery.

While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a study published January 21 ...

Researchers report that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have similar expectations of rewards ...

When researchers examined the motives for binge-watching addiction, they found an association between loneliness and both ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and ...