University of Cambridge researchers report that inactivating dorsolateral prefrontal cortex area 46 in marmosets blunts ...

Motivation is a notoriously difficult thing to measure and study. The conclusions here are based on what students say on survey questionnaires. In the underlying studies, researchers weren’t able to ...

A new Icelandic study finds men score slightly higher than women in passion for achievement and self-efficacy, while both ...

What is it that makes us feel good about ourselves? And what motivates us to do something, regardless of whether it is ...

Bestselling author Daniel H. Pink has unveiled a unique motivation formula, blending Harvard research with Jerry Seinfeld's ...

New study of faculty motivation for teaching says certain kinds of motivation -- intrinsic and believing that teaching is important -- are linked to use of best teaching practices, across institution ...

Motivation and study skills turned out to be more important factors in terms of students' growth (their learning curve or ability to learn) in math.

Extrinsic motivation is a nice way of describing when you do things primarily to receive a reward. You might take a new job because of the higher pay and better benefits package. Then you work 60 ...

Study results show that marijuana use is not independently associated with a loss of motivation among teenagers, according to recently published research.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, or endorphin, linked to motivation. Studies show that endorphins are enhanced and increased with altruistic behavior.

The study, published online, ahead of print in the October issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, measured the food motivation of 18 normal-weight women and 17 clinically obese women over ...

A new study of KIPP, a large charter network serving mainly low-income black and Hispanic students, finds that its schools continue to have a positive impact overall on student achievement, and ...