Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

A prominent personality characteristic of people who commit serious crimes is that they are determined to control other people. Their self-esteem depends upon it. Some are obvious about their quest ...

My daughter had just pulled the caramel corn out of the oven, and the sticky-sweet smell was almost irresistible. Despite knowing it wasn’t going to help my diet, I was gnawing for a taste. But ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is among the most widespread substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide, characterized by an ...

A new neuroscience study shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior in the model organism C. elegans. Say you ...

Narcissists rely on subtle psychological tactics that chip away at your confidence, distort your reality, and weaken your ...

You’re having dinner with your boyfriend, and he’s reminding you for the third time to eat the salad, not the pasta. It’s not control vs. calories control. Why, then? Why must some people have to ...

Many forces can affect consumer behavior, yet recently I can’t think of one greater than the pandemic. This reality, coupled with timing and opportunity, allowed many industries to thrive, especially ...

The study of human control behaviour and subsystem identification in dynamic systems focuses on understanding how humans interact with and regulate complex systems. Research in this area explores both ...