Japanese scientists say the reason why you keep procrastinating is because of your brain's "motivation brake." ...

You don't lose motivation because you're lazy, weak, or broken. You lose motivation because your mind is trying to warn you. That feeling of being stuck, flat, or resistant isn't a character flaw.

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University ...

These easy brain-based strategies help reduce stress and make daily life feel radically better, proving that real ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one likes to do something they find unpleasant. Who among us hasn’t put off icky things such as a tedious work assignment, a ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, Stanford’s top neuroscientist, Dr. Andrew Huberman, has announced a critical finding: smartphones are diminishing our brain’s ability to feel motivated. This discovery ...

Researchers identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study, they describe a brain pathway that starts ...

A "traumademic" of social chaos and personal stress traps our emotional brains in survival mode. Here's how to use the ...

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The fatigue and lack of motivation that many cancer patients experience near the end of life have been seen as the unavoidable consequences of their declining physical health and extreme weight loss.