Alcohol, opioids, nicotine, cocaine and other addictive substances are known to influence the brain's reward system, the ...

Your ex got a new car. Your high-school crush got married. Everyone’s traveling like they’ve got platinum credit cards with unlimited overdrafts and no interest. Those images come rushing into your ...

Researchers have found evidence that long COVID may damage dopamine releasing neurons in the brain, potentially explaining ...

Learn how dopamine influences love, creativity, and addiction with Dr. Lieberman. Join Lewis Howes and Dr. Daniel Lieberman as they explore the profound impact of dopamine on behavior, from love and ...

Dopamine, a key neurotransmitter, plays a crucial role in your mental health by influencing motivation, mood, and reward. Understanding how dopamine functions can help you manage its levels for better ...

What is at the root of true happiness? If you ask the Finns, who were recently named the happiest nation for the eighth year running, it’s predominantly about having trust in your community, combined ...

Researchers at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have found the first direct brain evidence for a cause of the exhaustion and mental fog that trail long COVID: a measurable loss of ...

Scientists know that social isolation can alter brain structure and lead to the breakdown of myelin, the fatty coating that insulates nerve fibers in the brain. But they don’t yet know exactly how or ...

A team led by BBRF grantees has proposed a markedly new way of understanding the role of dopamine in the brain in processes involved in learning and memory. The revised view of the neurotransmitter ...