A new study on laboratory rats has found that the brain’s ability to learn from rewards is enhanced by the hormone estrogen.

In the lingo of the field, dopamine-producing cells are measuring a reward prediction error — the difference between the ...

Researchers have long established that hormones significantly affect the brain, creating changes in emotion, energy levels, ...

Dopamine seems to be having a moment in the zeitgeist. You may have read about it in the news, seen viral social media posts about “dopamine hacking,” or listened to podcasts about how to harness what ...

Recently published research reports a relationship between neuron type and dopamine function, and one type of dopamine neuron has an unexpected function that will likely reshape how scientists, ...

A research team from the University of Cologne conducted one of the most comprehensive studies on dopamine and decision-making in humans so far, providing evidence for effects of the former on the ...

Estrogen fine-tunes the brain’s dopamine system, enhancing learning and reward processing across the female cycle while ...

A new study shows that estrogen naturally modulates dopamine signaling in the brain, altering how female rats learn reward cues across the reproductive cycle.

Regular high caffeine consumption affects dopamine function in patients with Parkinson's disease, shows a new international study led by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in ...

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

From ‘dopamine fasting’ to ‘anti-dopamine parenting’, TikTok influencers claim these practices have rewired their brains ...