It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are moving toward or away from a goal, potentially shedding new light on how the ...

Digital dopamine loops are changing how Gen Z interacts with social media. Learn how constant scrolling, likes, and ...

Researchers discover a new dopamine signal in the striatum that acts as a guidance system, encoding trajectory errors to steer behavior toward goals.

A Finnish clinical imaging study shows that rest tremor in Parkinson's disease is not explained by greater dopamine loss. In ...

As the brain ages, dopamine-producing cells and receptors gradually disappear, but surviving cells can ramp up dopamine production to compensate. It’s a kind of biological workaround — and, as ...

Smartphones, video games, social media: Our brains are under constant bombardment. The Dopamine Fasting trend promises a ...

A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem and SUNY Stony Brook scientists discover linked chemicals in pre-clinical trials in mice, ...

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 ...

Dopamine has a dark side. Substances that give us great pleasure, from coffee to cocaine, can raise dopamine levels too high.