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

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

Neuroscience researcher Mia Soviero says this morning routine helps boost her mood and increase her dopamine levels.

A novel electrode platform detects dopamine from single living brain organoids in real time, enabling non-destructive ...

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, ...

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

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 McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

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 ...

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 ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...