Motivation Requires More Than Willpower. Scientists Found the Brain Cells That May Help Sustain It

Researchers say orexin neurons helped rats keep working for an expected reward, offering clues to what’s required to sustain motivation.

Researchers say orexin neurons helped rats keep working for an expected reward, offering clues to what’s required to sustain motivation.
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The regulator is evaluating new routes for individuals to attain accredited investor status. Credit: Tada Images/ Shutterstock.com. The Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) has moved to adjust regulations governing investment vehicles and capital generation, aiming to widen access for non-institutional participants and encourage development in regulated fund structures while retaining investor safeguards. Under the…
Morgan Stanley’s futures commission merchant (FCM) unit added $6.2 billion of adjusted net capital in July, its largest monthly increase on record, and enough to make it the most capitalised US FCM for the first time. The increase was equivalent to a 30% rise month-on-month, with the bank holding $26.7 billion of capital at the…
Having smashed through the record for the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history back in June, SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) announced results for the first time as a public company on 4 August. SpaceX’s IPO saw its shares skyrocket, gaining 19% on their first day and a further 25% over the following two sessions. But by…
UPI users will not be asked to start paying a fee for everyday digital payments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Rajya Sabha on Monday, making a clarification after a proposed change in the law triggered concerns that the government could allow charges on transactions. The key distinction is between a charge paid by…
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