When exertion starts to hurt, it’s tempting to quit. New research on desire-goal conflict shows how easing up strategically ...

A qualitative analysis of Strava data highlights the impact of environment and social interactions on runner sentiment and ...

Apps and trackers are intended to guide us along the path of wellness, but research suggests the outcomes are not always ...

Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

Creating meaning in life is a primary motivation for living and can help to strengthen resilience, well-being, and ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

Two new studies have found that small improvements in day-to-day life can have substantial impacts on life expectancy.

What makes a run great or terrible? Scientists studied 3,225 posts from runners to find out. Climate change and cougars both ...

Nigerian entertainer Peller gains admission into a UK university after criticism on his education, shares his motivation and ...

Most of us abandon New Year's resolutions within four months. But experts say it doesn’t have to be that way — and if you ...

Using a mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, researchers found that early, chronic cannabidiol treatment ...