Gaming disorder was officially recognized as a disorder of addictive behaviour in the
International Classification of Diseases 11th revision in 2019. Since then, other types of …

Brains, it has recently been argued, are essentially prediction machines. They are bundles
of cells that support perception and action by constantly attempting to match incoming …

In the past decades, reductionism has dominated both research directions and funding
policies in clinical psychology and psychiatry. The intense search for the biological basis of …

Background 'Neuromarketing'is a term that has often been used in the media in recent years.
These public discussions have generally centered around potential ethical aspects and the …

It has sometimes been said that “behave is what organisms do.” Behaviorism is built on this
assumption, and its goal is to promote the scientific study of behavior. The behavior, in …

Most authors who discuss willpower assume that everyone knows what it is, but our
assumptions differ to such an extent that we talk past each other. We agree that willpower is …

The claim that addiction is a brain disease is almost universally accepted among scientists
who work on addiction. The claim's attraction rests on two grounds: the fact that addiction …

The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, second
edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its …

Learning psycho (bio) logy has developed a solid corpus of evidence and theory regarding
behavior control modes. The present article briefly reviews that literature and its influence on …

The Bayesian brain hypothesis provides an attractive unifying framework for perception,
cognition, and action. We argue that the framework can also usefully integrate interoception …