A research team from the University of Cologne conducted one of the most comprehensive studies on dopamine and ...

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Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

New research shows that dopamine decreases impulsivity by 20% compared to placebo, as shown by participants' willingness to ...

New research shows patients with Parkinson's disease were more willing to help others after taking their dopamine-boosting ...

The dopamine death spiral isn’t a flaw in your character, it’s the byproduct of living in a world designed to quickly capture your attention. Digital environments are built to exploit dopamine-driven ...

In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers found that increasing dopamine levels with L-DOPA made people slightly ...

Astringency is a dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery sensation in the mouth caused by plant-derived polyphenols. Polyphenols ...

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 ...