(Fotograzia/Moment/Getty Images) Motivation (or a lack of it) shapes our lives in ways large and small every day: From ...

Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter known to modulate motivation and reinforcement learning. While the role of dopamine in these reward-related processes is well-established, the cellular and neural ...

Motivation, mental health, and stress are all inherently linked, according to a 2024 study. The more stressed a person is, the less likely they are to be cultivating healthy mental health habits and ...

What enables us to sustain effort toward goals, even when the task becomes increasingly difficult? A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan revealed the underlying brain mechanism, ...

A study from Emory University published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry details advancements made in treatment for anyone whose depression leaves them feeling unmotivated. A lack of motivation is ...

People need to feel that climate change is affecting them now or that taking action is a patriotic act for their country to overcome apathy toward environmental efforts, a new global study has found.

Traditional employee motivation strategies, like financial incentives, often yield only short-term results, failing to build lasting commitment. Leaders must instead cultivate self-driven extrinsic ...