For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) found that ...

Although it was previously thought that compulsive behavior is the result of a "habit cycle" that suppresses self-control, a ...

The Mayo Clinic defines obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as: “Unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions).” OCD is a form of anxiety disorder ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can track complex tasks, but it’s harder to switch between them. Their brains ...

New research suggests that compulsive behavior may be less about willpower failure and more about inflammation quietly disrupting the brain’s reward and habit circuits. While the idea of “hidden brain ...

For years, scientists have believed that compulsive behaviors happen when people become trapped in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control. But new ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) causes people to have recurrent unwanted or unreasonable thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or make them feel driven to do something repeatedly (compulsions).