Bernard Balleine

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The research sheds light on the biological basis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

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New Fellows elected in recognition of their excellence in the social sciences.

Decision-making at the supermarket

Learned connections between stimuli and reward – like the positive emotions associated with popular brands – have a powerful influence over our future decisions. Scientists have started to discover why.

Neurons firing

Two types of neuronal circuit in the brain that acquire and update voluntary actions are much more intertwined than previously thought.

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A computer scientist calling for bans on 'killer robots', an internationally respected drug researcher, and a chemist developing 'smart' nanoparticles to target tumours are among 16 new Scientia Professors.