For many people, the motivation to exercise fluctuates from week to week, and these fluctuations predict whether they will be physically active, according to researchers. In an effort to understand ...

In a highly novel study published in Current Biology, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the National Institute of Mental Health, or NIMH, describe how two major neuronal ...

Having a good team isn't just about skills and references; it's about personalities and how they interact. Employee motivation is part of that. Do your employees inspire each other to achieve or see ...

Large language model-based chatbots can't effectively recognize users' motivation when they are hesitant about making healthy behavior changes, but they can support those who are committed to take ...

Judging from the panoply of motivational books, speeches, videos, and how-to guides, you'd think that psychology has the surefire answer that can explain the simple basis for our many complex ...

Motivation generally refers to driving forces within individuals that arouse, maintain, and direct human actions toward engagement and disengagement (Heckhausen & Heckhausen, 2008). It is frequently ...

Contextual influences on social behavior and affective dynamics are not well understood in schizophrenia. We examined the role of social context on emotions, and the motivation to interact in the ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University identified dopamine-driven neural mechanisms of motivation in a mouse model of behavioral addiction, offering insights into treatment. Assistant Professor Naoya ...

Every manager aspires to coach her employees to higher level of effectiveness. However, figuring out how to coax a specific employee to improve can flummox even the most savvy supervisor. Identifying ...

Hunger can drive a motivational state that leads an animal to a successful pursuit of a goal—foraging for and finding food. In a highly novel study published in Current Biology, researchers at the ...