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Motivation

Researchers at WashU Medicine identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study they describe a brain pathway that starts with neurons (labeled in green, above) that sense inflammation signals, and the researchers were able to treat the loss of motivation by blocking this pathway.

Brain Pathway Links Inflammation to Loss of Motivation in Advanced Cancer

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Buddy Up for Success: How Pursuing Goals with Friends Can Boost Motivation and Achievement

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Telling people to plan rather than burgle an art museum boosts their memory for the perused paintings. (Credit: created using catbird.ai with the following prompt: “a thief wearing a ski mask looking at a painting in an art museum”).

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