When was the last time you were truly happy? If you're yearning for happiness, the good news is that your body produces four ...

Dopamine activates the reward pathway in the brain, leading you to desire these activities more. For this reason, dopamine can play a role in addiction. Because Parkinson’s disease is closely ...

dopamine neurons, which are concentrated in the nucleus accumbent and form pathways of connection to other parts of the brain when activated by positive experiences. • the prefrontal cortex ...

The study used a technique called chemogenetics, which enables researchers to control specific brain pathways with drugs. In ...

Naturally rewarding stimuli (i.e. food, sex, etc) increase the activity of dopamine cells in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system causing increased dopamine release in brain areas such as the nucleus ...

The FDA approved an apomorphine hydrochloride infusion device (Onapgo) to treat motor fluctuations in adults with advanced ...

A groundbreaking discovery by scientists at Japan’s RIKEN Center for Brain Science has revealed an unexpected link between dopamine and Alzheimer’s disease. This revelation could mark a major ...

When this pathway is activated, dopamine is released into some critical brain areas and reward is perceived. Hence, in this last study, we explored if and how caffeine can effectively prevent ...

There are major happiness chemicals in your brain and money can impact them. Today, the focus will be on dopamine, otherwise known as the "feel-good" hormone. It is a chemical neurotransmitter ...