You're reinforcing a neural pathway. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors, just like repeating phrases to calm the anxiety caused by obsessions. Honestly, it's hard to say for sure how many people ...

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have developed a novel reinforcement learning–based generative model to predict neural signals, creating ...

For the first time, scientists have generated a functional neural pathway for sensing pain in a dish. This could help unravel mechanisms of pain disorders. “This is important groundbreaking work,” ...