Is Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) real? A new study suggests it may be — and that its effects can be seen in the human brain. The study asked those between the ages 14 and 21 questions about how ...

In 1997, Alan Leshner, then director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, wrote an article entitled “Addiction Is a Brain Disease and It Matters.” That eight-word title became the perfect sound ...

Meth is addictive because it increases dopamine levels in the brain. While researchers know that meth triggers brain ...

Ramirez is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University. When philosophers imagined the ship of Theseus, they asked: Can a vessel that has all its planks replaced ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow Research on how smartphone use ...

Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati are using machine learning to create a clearer picture of how heroin affects the brain, potentially opening new doors for ...

You reach for your phone the moment you wake up, scroll through social media while drinking coffee, check notifications during every spare moment, and fall asleep with your device in hand. This ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Researchers have found that eating highly processed, sugary, fat-filled foods not only changes your body but also your brain. Dr. Dana Small, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Metabolism and the ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...