Monday, 22 December 2014

Brain's Habit System Running Amok is Responsible for OCD

Misfiring of the brain's habit control system may be the reason for compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to researchers at the University of Cambridge OCD was thought to be a disorder caused by worrying about obsessions or faulty beliefs. However, the new study views it as a condition brought about when the brain's habit system runs amok. Researchers found that OCD patients were less capable of stopping these pedal-pressing habits, and this was ...

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