Researchers used brain scans in 60 adults to examine dopamine receptors, glucose metabolism, and brain connectivity. Autistic ...

Recent research indicates that lower levels of the neurotransmitter may actually result in increased risk-taking. A new study just revealed that one of the most widely held assumptions about dopamine ...

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 ...

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 ...

One part of the basal ganglia, known as the nucleus accumbens (NAc), is composed of medium spiny neurons (MSNs). The MSNs, in which the dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) and dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) ...

When an animal encounters a potential threat in its environment, it must focus completely on the danger to protect itself.

In a study in today's (Monday Feb. 26) Nature Human Behavior, scientists delve into the world of chemical neuromodulators in the human brain, specifically dopamine and serotonin, to reveal their role ...

Most people today know a dopamine detox or dopamine fast as a quick cure-all for their mental health problems. This is how it typically works: Step 1. An individual accrues a number of bad lifestyle ...

Northwestern investigators have discovered that dopamine signaling in the brain's dorsomedial striatum promotes the development of compulsive behaviors in animal models, according to findings ...

A new study just revealed that one of the most widely held assumptions about dopamine may not hold up in the way scientists once thought. Previously, researchers often associated high levels of ...