Why do some brains crave more stimulation than others? Learn about dopamine, genetics, and brain function, and how dopamine ...

Stanford addiction psychiatrist and bestselling author teaches members how to reset their brain's reward system and feel in control in the new year ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

Recently published research reports a relationship between neuron type and dopamine function, and one type of dopamine neuron has an unexpected function that will likely reshape how scientists, ...

In the United States, an estimated one in nine children has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

Dopamine seems to be having a moment in the zeitgeist. You may have read about it in the news, seen viral social media posts about “dopamine hacking,” or listened to podcasts about how to harness what ...

Is food the key to happiness? Emotional eating is certainly a real concept, but there are foods you can eat that naturally contain tryptophan, a serotonin-producing amino acid. Other ...

A new study from McGill University challenges a decades-old belief about dopamine. Rather than driving movement like a ...

If you replay arguments long after they end, your brain may be seeking reward, not resolution. Here’s how dopamine shapes ...

Researchers at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) believe they have solved a riddle that has challenged scientists for more than 70 years: how the brain chemical dopamine relates to ...

Neuroscientists have demonstrated in new research that dopamine plays a key role in how songbirds learn complex new sounds. Neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated ...