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Kyoto University Uncovers the Brain's Neural Circuitry that Prevents People From Tackling Unpleasant Tasks and Homework

Whether it's dealing with a complaint or completing summer homework, you have to do something, but you just can't seem to take the first step. This phenomenon, sometimes called the "motivation brake," is something we've all experienced. A research team from Kyoto University and other institutions conducted experiments on Japanese macaques to examine the brain circuits and mechanisms behind these tasks in primates.
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Whether it's dealing with a complaint or completing summer homework, you have to do something, but you just can't seem to take the first step. This phenomenon, sometimes called the "motivation brake," is something we've all experienced. A research team from Kyoto University and other institutions conducted experiments on Japanese macaques to examine the brain circuits and mechanisms behind these tasks in primates.

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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