Addiction & Recovery

Stimulating a brain region induces intense overeating

An unforgettable activity from Scientific American

Larry Young and Brian Alexander explain how heartache begins in the brain in The Chemistry between Us

Certain core benefits cut across methods, but some differences in effectiveness remain

Patients who sign up for trials testing more than one already approved intervention do not always know if one is being tested for harmful side effects

A recent study finds evidence for why hoarders might be considered separate from those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Christie Nicholson reports

Eric Kandel's latest book, The Age of Insight, explores the intersection of neuroscience, psychoanalysis and art

During hibernation, the ground squirrel's brain loses many vital neural connections, but it has evolved a way to recuperate. Understanding that process might help scientists treat Alzheimer's

Rodenberg, who blogs about addiction and mental illness for SA, will provide the straight dope on the latest media frenzy over so-called bath salts and people who have been arrested for allegedly eating victims' flesh

A unique form of carbon dating, made possible by the Cold War, suggests that new neurons rarely survive in the human olfactory bulb after birth

Sudden, unannounced memories might help people make connections between disparate ideas more quickly—but they might also be the building blocks of hallucinations

Charles Duhigg's new book The Power of Habit draws on neuroscience and psychology to explain how habits form, how to promote good habits and how to break bad ones