Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brain wiring Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) negatively impacts the lives of millions of people worldwide, but more effective ...

Scientists have identified the first brainwave biomarkers for OCD, opening the door to personalized, on-demand brain stimulation that targets distressing compulsive behaviors as they arise.

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Obsessive-compulsive disorder has long been considered a problem of the brain, but new research suggests the real driver might be ...

Researchers studying obsessive-compulsive disorder have identified a specific brain signal that appears to precede the onset of compulsive urges, a finding that could reshape how clinicians approach ...

People with relationship OCD, on the other hand—or R-OCD, a lesser-known subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder—can’t.

A new study revealed that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively demanding tasks. The findings could help inform new ways in which ...

UCLA researchers report that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, when treated with a special form of talk therapy, demonstrate distinct changes in their brains as well as improvement in their ...

Children with anorexia nervosa have widespread brain changes that can’t be explained by starvation alone. The finding brings us closer to identifying the neurological processes behind the condition, ...