Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could ...

Junk food doesn’t just affect your waistline—it can influence how your brain processes reward, motivation, and cravings. This ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- You likely are accustomed to encountering a range of menus in daily life, but there is one that may be new to you: a dopamine menu. Dr. Robert Wilfahrt, a family medicine physician ...

As young people reach adulthood, their preferences for sweet foods typically decline. But for people with obesity, new research suggests that the drop-off may not be as steep and that the brain's ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine, a key brain chemical vital for movement ...

Dopamine is the 'feel-good' hormone, influencing mood, motivation, and movement. Want to boost it naturally? Here are four ...

As weekend “dopamine fasting” trend online, experts say the benefits have less to do with brain chemistry and more with ...

Many factors contribute to how we spend our money, especially when it comes to our retail habits. Unsurprisingly, there are many categories within retail that we consider when deciding where we will ...

Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter in the brain involved in mood, attention, reward and motivation. Mary Katherine Wynn/Dreamstime/TNS ROCHESTER, Minn. — You likely are accustomed to ...