While some of the proposed behaviors are positive — such as exercising and eating healthy — scientists have long warned that ...

Exercise regularly: Physical activity is a powerful way to boost dopamine, along with other feel good neurotransmitters like ...

Many animals, including humans, can flexibly modulate their responsiveness to sounds according to different situations. This ...

The findings of two recent studies give hope that the disease could one day be reversed in humans—but experts warn that this complex disease will likely need multiple complementary treatments.

Their work reveals that the brain doesn’t rely on a single prediction about future rewards. Instead, the population of diverse dopamine neurons encode a map of possible outcomes across time and ...

Striosomal S-D1 and S-D2 populations form parallel pathways to dopamine-containing nigral neurons. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.070 ...

Nighttime caffeine increases impulsive behavior in a new study. Timing, not just dose, alters brain function via dopamine.

A previously overlooked dopamine-producing brain circuit drives hedonic eating, or eating for pleasure, according to a new study in mice. The findings offer insights into how GLP-1 agonist drugs ...