LOS ANGELES — Maybe you'd like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your ...

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

Researchers discover a neural circuit that rewards gnawing behavior with dopamine, explaining repetitive oral habits in animals and humans.

Dopamine is trending as the most popular neurotransmitter. And why not? There are days I think it rules the world or at least the day–to-day activities of my friends and family. The craving you have ...

Can cutting out the things that make us feel good make us feel…better?

Let me start by saying I genuinely admire Andrew Huberman. His mission to popularize neuroscience to improve lives is as useful as water in the desert, and his actionable strategies have helped ...

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

Hard drugs are generally looked at when considering addiction, but there are plenty of foods that the brain can form an even ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through ...