Memory researchers at the University of California Irvine are developing a large collection of remarkable research subjects, who themselves maintain a remarkably large collection of memories. They are ...

A new study suggests that the brain circuits that control obsessive-compulsive behavior are intertwined with circuits that control food intake and body weight. What started as an experiment to probe ...

Cats Obsessive BehaviorPepper is literally killing our ears with his constant yowling. He was neutered late March of this year and his behavior has changed. All he wants to do now is eat, be carried ...

Humans are creatures of habit, therapist Robert Strait says. “I think we all have obsessive traits,” said Strait, director of social services at The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health. “I enjoy ...

Reducing the activity of a gene called FKBP12 in the brains of mice affected neuron-to-neuron communication (synapse) and increased both fearful memory and obsessive behavior, indicating the gene ...

When I was 10 years old, my grandmother handed me a stack of letters that she was about to throw away and commented: "Richard, some folks collect these old stamps." I noticed the stamps looked nothing ...

Scientists have linked a gene to compulsive behavior in dogs. Researchers studied Doberman pinschers that curled up into balls, sucking their flanks for hours at a time, and found that the afflicted ...

A man suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive behavior apparently found a cure by shooting a .22-caliber bullet through his brain while attempting suicide, it was reported Monday. The bullet ...

What started as an experiment to probe brain circuits involved in compulsive behavior has revealed a surprising connection with obesity. The University of Iowa-led researchers bred mice missing a gene ...

CNN is particularly guilty, and its premier talk-show host, Larry King, is the guiltiest of all. I swear that Larry King would do a prime-time interview with the Peterson family’s dog groomer if given ...