Not all animals respond to reward cues the same way — some fixate on the cue itself, while others head straight for the reward.

A new study reveals that a brain circuit driving negative emotions during cocaine withdrawal plays a key role in relapse.

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific ...

When you feel rewarded by someone else's happiness, your brain starts treating them like a favorite.

This useful study employs optogenetics, genetically-encoded dopamine and serotonin sensors, and patch-clamp electrophysiology to investigate modulations of neurotransmitter release between striatal ...

The sheriff’s office says a geocache box placed at a light-rail station was reported as a suspicious package, spurring a ...

Long-term stress can drain the color out of everything-sweet drinks taste bland and friends feel like strangers. According to ...

How GLP-1s Affect the Brain GLP-1s affect the brain's reward center by influencing the activity of neurotransmitters and signaling pathways involved in appetite regulation.

Brain specialist Dr. Daniel Amen warns that marijuana use in teens and young adults is linked to higher rates of mental issues as research on cannabis' health impact develops.

Beijing Institute for Brain Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China ...

How does the brain gauge risk and reward in making these calls? The answer to this question continues to puzzle scientists, but a new study carried out by researchers at Harvard Medical School and ...

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