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Science · ScienceDailyMon, 16 Feb 2026 07:32:28 EST

Brain inflammation may be driving compulsive behavior

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made behavior more deliberate, not more automatic. The change