Training people to activate a part of the brain linked to reward and positive expectations may be associated with an increase ...

Researchers found an association between increased activity in a reward region of the brain—primarily stimulated by hopeful thinking—and heightened levels of protective antibodies after receiving a va ...

In a study of 85 volunteers, scientists used real-time neurofeedback to teach participants to activate a reward-related brain ...

Instead of focusing on your sore arm after your next vaccine, you might want to think good thoughts. A new study that trained ...

A new study examines whether the brain’s response to expectations can be measured in the body’s immune response.