Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously ...

New research has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine, a key brain chemical vital for movement and ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously ...

Our brain's reward system processes and reinforces pleasurable experiences, motivating us to seek out and engage in rewarding ...

Researchers uncovered how estrogen subtly reshapes learning by strengthening dopamine reward signals in the brain. Rats ...

Experiments reveal how estrogen enhances dopamine and cognitive function. Hormones are known to have powerful effects on the ...

New research shows that the same dopamine receptor mechanism responsible for drug addiction also governs the natural decline in motivation when we repeat rewarding behaviors.

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