Scientists have long studied the role of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that helps control learning and movement, in order ...

A small burst of energy can change how a movement feels. It can make a reach quicker, a step lighter, or a motion more ...

A growing body of mouse and rat research is rewriting the textbook on how dopamine, the brain’s primary reward signal, ...

How does dopamine control both movement and learning? New research reveals that acetylcholine acts as a "switch" for dopamine ...

In A Nutshell A timing gap of just 50 to 100 milliseconds determines whether a dopamine signal in the brain drives learning ...

A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are ...

Digital dopamine loops are changing how Gen Z interacts with social media. Learn how constant scrolling, likes, and ...

AI prediction loops exploit uncertainty, deepen dopamine dependence, and reshape anticipation, decisions, and control ...

Dopamine has a dark side. Substances that give us great pleasure, from coffee to cocaine, can raise dopamine levels too high.

Maybe you’d like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your problem may have ...

A new stem cell treatment may offer hope for Parkinson's disease. Keck Medicine of USC is investigating a unique therapy that ...

ADHD is the most common neurobiological disorder in children. The key word being neurobiological. When in the throes of raising a neurodivergent child, it’s easy to forget that their behavior is ...