For the first time, researchers have directly observed dopamine release in the human brain during moments of cognitive ...

For the first time, scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility, according ...

A team of researchers from the University of Florida has developed a powerful new tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) ...

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting ...

A new interdisciplinary research study has revealed a surprising insight: local release of dopamine – a molecule best known for its role in the brain’s reward system – is a key factor in acquiring new ...

Researchers found that chronic high-fat diets reduce neurotensin, a brain peptide that enhances dopamine-driven food pleasure ...

A new study reveals that long-term high-fat diets reduce pleasure from eating by lowering neurotensin, a brain peptide that ...

Zebra finches learn their courtship songs early in life by first listening to their fathers and memorizing the melodies.

Researchers identified how a brain circuit involving dopamine and GLP-1 receptor impact palatability and hedonic eating.

PET imaging shows that the brain increases dopamine production when completing cognitively demanding tasks, and that the more dopamine released, the more efficiently the tasks are completed.