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 ...

While decades of research have shown that students’ motivational beliefs tend to decline beginning in upper elementary school, new evidence suggests that students’ motivation during this stage is more ...

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, researchers describe how two major neuronal ...