How long it takes people to make decisions about effort and reward can predict a relapse into depression after they stop taking antidepressants.

Rewards can boost visual perceptual learning tasks but only after getting some quality shut-eye, new research shows.

New research with mice offers insight into the complexities of motivation and reward.

In experiments with rodents, researchers show that getting rewards during learning may conceal what an animal really knows.

The evidence doesn't support the usual stereotypes about the out-of-control adolescent brain.

An "incubation period" is critical to fostering creativity, research finds. Here's what to do before that step.

When something unexpected happens in the song we're listening to, our brain's reward center lights up.

Whether you want to lose weight, get fit, or stop looking at your phone so much, these four tips could help you keep your new year's resolutions.