Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

Being thoughtful about food choices can also help ensure your body produces and regulates dopamine properly. Dopamine is ...

Researchers found that cutting the vagus nerve in mice reduced dopamine activity and lessened the frequency of reward ...

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...

A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience provides evidence that the human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends, specifically within ...

New research using rhesus monkeys suggests that the brain’s relationship with alcohol may begin forming long before a person ...

There’s no shortage of blogs, podcasts, and self-help books on the importance of dopamine for the brain. In fact, many portray dopamine as the secret to better motivation, sharper thinking, and ...

A Stanford addiction researcher said our brains are hardwired to get hooked on doomscrolling. Here's how to take a break and ...

The average American checks their phone 205 times a day. With algorithms fighting to capture our attention, an old trend is ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than one million people in the United ...

Dopamine detoxes are all over social media, with many influencers talking about doing a "five-day dopamine detox" in which they stay away from social media, podcasts, TV, processed food, and other ...