Starting at a tender age, we learn to recognize patterns in our environment and to then modify our behavior accordingly. (My ...

In a recent study in Nature Communications, researchers increased synaptic serotonin through a selective serotonin-releasing agent (SSRA), fenfluramine, to investigate its impact on human behavior.

A new study shows how cues like sounds and images influence decisions and make changing habits difficult over long time.

Further, teachers often expect that by middle school, kids are old enough to behave without being coddled. As a result, positive reinforcement techniques widely used in elementary school are often ...

Engaging with healthy lifestyle behaviors, including a healthy diet and physical activity, was associated with better outcomes among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). “Although prior ...

“Good job!” is such a nice, common encouragement for a child to hear. Nothing wrong with it at first glance. But we can do better. Let’s talk about how praising a child’s performance outcome can ...

The number of times a teacher compliments or recognizes a student’s good behavior, compared to how often the teacher reprimands the student, the more likely that student is going to stay focused on ...