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Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter that can provide an intense feeling of reward. It has been a long-standing assumption that most, if not all, dopamine neurons solely respond to rewards or reward ...

Debut Episode Features National Addiction Medicine Leader Dr. Brian Hurley sharing successful Contingency Management ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that’s made in the brain ...

A new study shows how dysfunctional packaging of the neurotransmitter dopamine triggers toxic processes in neurons—and how ...

When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study published in the journal Metabolism by researchers at ...

Understood reports GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may improve ADHD symptoms by quieting food thoughts, but more research is needed for direct effects.

What happens in the human brain when we learn from positive and negative experiences? To help answer that question and better understand decision making and human behavior, scientists are studying ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri may have uncovered a clue explaining why young adults with autism are roughly six ...

For the first time, dopamine regulation has been mapped in real time, deep inside the brains of three humans, revealing how the brain neurotransmitter plays an essential role in not just recognizing ...

Dopamine is often referred to as the "happy hormone" because it generates feelings of pleasure. But that's not all dopamine does. It also helps you to learn new information and motivate you. Low ...

A large body of genetic and functional studies have showed that Nrg3 mutation is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, whether mutation of Nrg3 results in the dysbalanced ...