Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of pleasure, motivation, and reinforcement. In popular understanding, higher ...

Dopaminergic synapse, action of dopaminergic agonists, COMT inhibitors, and MAO-B. Treatments for Parkinson's disease are aimed at increasing the level of dopamine in the synaptic cleft. (Photo by: ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dopamine is closely associated with the body's reward system. Dopamine is closely associated with the body's reward system.

Here's what lies behind the concept of moderating our dopamine-driven pursuits for an improved quality of life. Thanks to pop psychology’s “hijacking” of a legitimate therapeutic method, most people ...

Most parents battle with their kids over screen time and junk food consumption. A new report on NPR dials in on how dopamine plays an impactful role in what our kids desire. Anti-dopamine parenting ...

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