Sometimes dubbed the 'pleasure chemical', dopamine is often wildly misunderstood. Nikolay Kukushkin delves into what the much ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

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Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...

Dopamine is a signaling molecule or neurotransmitter that is known to help control emotions. Dopamine levels are also a biomarker of certain diseases. Researchers have now developed a rapid test that ...

What happens in the human brain when we learn from positive and negative experiences? To help answer that question and better understand decision making and human behavior, scientists are studying ...

Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...

Migraines are a leading cause of disability. Worldwide about 14.7 percent of people experience migraines. Migraines entail severe pain as well as increased sensitivity to usually non-painful stimuli ...

A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol ...

Mental exhaustion isn't a life sentence; often, it is simply a sign that your brain is "full." The 12-hour dopamine fast on ...