Both people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and their unaffected family members show decreased activity in a brain region that's key to decision-making, and researchers say the finding could ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

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

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

Researchers find that OCD brains recruit more regions to perform simple sequences, revealing new targets for TMS therapy and symptom assessment.

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

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common illness where an individual tends to focus on a specific worry to a point that they cannot get rid of it; the worry tends to be intrusive in ...

This procedure can only be done as part of a research study. This is because there is not enough evidence to be sure how well it works or how safe it is. Your healthcare professional should talk to ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviours in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...