Behavioral economics provides a framework to understand when and how people make mistakes. The new field of behavioral economics blends insights of psychology and economics, and provides some valuable ...

Any behavior becomes addictive when it impairs daily functions. Seen in that light, Tiger Woods’ blazing career trail makes one wonder if he was indeed, addicted to sex in the sense that the world has ...

Whenever I mentioned the phrase “pornography addiction” to a classroom of firefighters, there were snickers of laughter followed by pointing at one particular guy in the room, nodding their heads in ...

Several years ago, at Monte Carlo, I watched a giddy woman decked in pearls and diamonds winning all evening at the blackjack table, ultimately collecting stacks of chips worth almost 8,000 euros. At ...

The findings disproved a common belief that the mind deteriorates with age. In fact, the brains of the older participants showed that age helps the brain work more efficiently while in the middle of a ...

University of Iowa researchers have discovered a new form of neurotransmission that influences the long-lasting memory created by addictive drugs, like cocaine and opioids, and the subsequent craving ...