Repetitive behaviors are not an uncommon part of human experience, but not all repetitive actions serve the same purpose or carry the same meaning. Two types of behaviors that are often confused are ...

Researchers have found that a hijacks brain circuit, which to drive increasingly rigid and ...

Treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition characterized by distressing, uncontrollable ...

Researchers have identified a brain circuit that normally supports flexible behavior but is recruited by cocaine to drive ...

Reading time: 2 minutes Associate Professor Masato Yoshizawa conducting research in the Isabella Aiona Abbott Life Sciences Building. Stereotypic repetitive behaviors are common in people with autism.

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are common repetitive actions, like hair pulling or skin picking, that can range in severity from mild to severe. Do you find yourself repeatedly biting the ...

In a recent Nature study, researchers discovered that Crym-expressing astrocytes in the central striatum play a key role in the manifestation of repetitive behaviors associated with many ...

Skin biting or dermatophagia is a condition in which you may bite or chew your own skin. Treatment can help you improve the symptoms associated with dermatophagia. Body-focused repetitive behaviors ...