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Can’t Get Started on a Daunting Task? This Brain Circuit That Slams the Brakes on Motivation Might Be to Blame
Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...
In a new paper published in Current Biology, researchers describe a circuit in the brains of macaque monkeys that appears to ...
Ever wonder why starting feels harder than finishing? Brain research shows stress can quietly block motivation before action ...
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Study uncovers a neural brake that limits motivation during unpleasant situations
Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...
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