Monetary gain stimulates activity in the brain. Even the mere possibility of receiving a reward is known to activate an area of the brain called the striatum

Drivers who engaged in self-harm were at increased risk of motor vehicle crashes, even after controlling for psychological distress and substance abuse, found a study of 18 871 Australian drivers published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)).

Persons convicted of serious crimes by age 23 did not have the normal heightened response to cues associated with loud, unpleasant noise when they were tested at 3 years of age, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Persons convicted of serious crimes by age 23 did not have the normal heightened response to cues associated with loud, unpleasant noise when they were tested at 3 years of age, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Persons convicted of serious crimes by age 23 did not have the normal heightened response to cues associated with loud, unpleasant noise when they were tested at 3 years of age, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.