Dopamine is a fascinating neurotransmitter responsible for allowing people to feel pleasure, satisfaction, and motivation. However, this neurotransmitter often takes center stage in discussions about ...

Addiction expert Dr. Drew warns that trendy "Dry January" and "dopamine detox" resets may signal deeper addiction issues.

MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best, today announced the launch of Dopamine: ...

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 ...

One second, we’re focusing on work, and the next, we find ourselves commenting on a social media post or laughing at a cat video. I sometimes feel like I have to treat myself like a lab rat to keep my ...

Scientists have made a major advance in untangling the brain circuits that lead to the powerful addictive effects of heroin, a study in the open-access journal eLife reports. The discovery could lead ...

Dopamine, the “feel-good” chemical, is known to play a role in addiction, but until now, there has only been limited research into how it is released in the healthy brain. A team from Harvard Medical ...

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 revealed significant insight into cocaine addiction, a phenomenon which has grown significantly in the United States since 2015. Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio ...

Researchers carrying out functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in different areas of the human brain have discovered how cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how ...

“Addiction is an important clinical term with a troubled and weighty history,” said Dean Burnett, a neuroscientist and coauthor of a brief explainer of what dopamine does and doesn’t do. “People ...

A new study proved ADHD stimulants do not improve attention but stimulate other parts of the brain. If children don't obtain ...