{
  "id": 7777822,
  "title": "Modulating task-outcome value to mitigate real-world procrastination via noninvasive brain stimulation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/modulating-task-outcome-value-to-mitigate-real-world-procrastination",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "eLife",
    "slug": "elife",
    "url": "https://elifesciences.org/articles/108241"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Procrastination is a prevalent behavioral problem associated with individual health and societal productivity. A leading model posits that procrastination reflects an imbalance between task aversiveness and the pursuit of positive task outcomes, yet this theoretical framework has neither been validated in real-world settings nor effectively applied to guide interventions. To address this gap, we…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}