Where Is the Brain’s Reward System and How Does It Work?
Two studies involving brain scans attempt to map out the brain’s reward system.
Zuckerberg Wants Out of Lawsuit Over Addictive Algorithms
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is asking a court in California to take him off a lawsuit accusing the company of intentionally-harmful practices.
Are Smartphones Programming Our Brains for Anxiety and Addiction?
Research from Italy shows a troubling correlation between the age adolescents become addicted to their phones and serious mental health problems.
Can You Get Addicted to Fame?
The desire for attention travels the same pathways through the brain as other compulsions.
Using Psychedelics to Treat Addiction
The search is on for ways to use such drugs as ketamine, psilocybin, and newly synthesized non-hallucinogenic psychedelics in the treatment of addiction.
Orthorexia Nervosa: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Eating Disorder
A new review of the scientific literature on orthorexia nervosa shows that healthy eating can be taken to an unhealthy extreme.