Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your brain chemicals play a role in everything you do. They enable communication between the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could ...

Dopamine is the brain's motivational spark, driving us to chase what feels good, say scrolling another reel on social media, and steer clear of what doesn't, like touching a hot stove. But scientists ...

They're marketed as a natural alternative to prescription drugs and popular on social media, but do they work?

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

Worried about slipping into the winter blues? A "dopamine menu" could help. Popularized on social media, a dopamine menu is a list of positive activities that people can do to feel better during a ...

Parkinson’s disease is a long-term brain condition that affects how people move. It usually develops slowly and is most ...