"We're moving toward a future where mental health care is as unique as each person's mind."

Kids who are better able to delay gratification are more likely to do well in school and have fewer behavioral problems, research finds.

It may not come as a big surprise, but dogs would rather have food than a toy.

Childhood adversity and stress can disrupt the brain's reward circuit, a study with mice shows.

"Reward learning" can describe both behavior on social media and animals seeking food, research suggests.

New research shows that when educators set clear expectations and focus on the positive, classroom behavior and outcomes improve in middle school.

We put in mental effort when there's a reward, research finds, but also when our performance will make a difference.

The "sunk costs" phenomenon, where we keep at a task even if it's not working because of time we've already invested, influences monkeys, too.

A group of Mexican American college students watched stigmatizing news clips that reinforced negative stereotypes. Here's how that affected their brains.