Researchers have identified two distinct groups of neurons that help the brain evaluate risk and reward in decision-making.

Here’s how to create your personalized toolkit for a healthy mood boost with “dopamine menus” catered to you and your routine ...

Striatal dopamine (DA) release regulates reward-related learning and behavioural activation and is believed to consist of a short-lived phasic and continuous tonic component. Here, we build a ...

No one regrets washing their bedding. That’s dopamine. Dopamine rewards you for an effortful task that is beneficial to you as a human being. Try to limit quick dopamine behaviors. Replace ...

The concept of “dopamine dressing,” popularized by fashion psychologist Dr. Dawnn Karen, explores this link between clothing and emotional well-being. Rooted in color psychology and self ...

(Why dopamine drives you to do hard things—even without a reward.) Dopamine is a sophisticated neurotransmitter that also acts like a hormone and plays critical roles in learning, movement ...

Brian Kelly, the founder of the travel rewards website the Points Guy, says there’s never been a better time than now for earning points. By Christine Chung Extra nights in cushy hotel suites ...

In her best-selling book, “Dopamine Nation,” about the science behind addiction, Lembke argues that our brains are wired to constantly seek stimulation, and that modern life, with its never ...