A new study from co-lead author Christopher J. Cagna, Ph.D., of the Kessler Foundation examines the determinants of ...

Inflammation in the hippocampus—the brain's memory center—significantly alters motivation and behavior in mice, including ...

When contending with this challenge, the designer of an incentive system faces an important tradeoff between inducing high levels of motivation and inducing the right types of behavior. All incentive ...

As the new year unfolds, leaders often turn to resolutions as a means of personal and professional growth. The common belief is that motivation is the key driver behind achieving these goals.

Inflammation in the hippocampus -- the brain's memory center -- significantly alters motivation and behavior in mice, according to new research.

have suggested a close relationship between the fulfillment of basic psychological needs on one side and human motivation and behavior on the other. The psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan ...

The Healthy Hearts pilot study evaluated the effect of an eHealth motivational interviewing-framed intervention on cardiomyopathy screening-related knowledge, health beliefs, intrinsic motivation, and ...

These and similar questions are addressed in controlled experimental designs that measure and test connections between an observed behavior and its hypothesized affectors. Motivation, the desire ...