Imagine a student hunched over a desk, deadlines looming like storm clouds, yet paralyzed by an invisible force: not laziness, but a crushing belief that their effort won’t change their future. This ...

Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly feel compelled to tidy a drawer or reorganize the apps on our phone.

Annemieke Apergis-Schoute received funding from The Wellcome Trust for previous OCD research. Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of ...