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

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

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

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

Researchers have long established that hormones significantly affect the brain, creating changes in emotion, energy levels, and decision-making. However, the intricacies of these processes are not ...

When was the last time you were truly happy? If you're yearning for happiness, the good news is that your body produces four main hormones that affect your mood. Dopamine, serotonin, endorphins and ...

Emotion-recognition among people with disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia may be affected by changes in the levels dopamine in the brain, say researchers. Emotion-recognition among ...

Dopamine, a neurotransmitter known for its role in pleasure and reward, may soon lose its reputation as “the pleasure hormone,” according to a new study conducted by UC Berkeley. Campus scientists ...

New findings provide a better understanding of how the synthesis of dopamine is regulated in the brain. It may shed new light on the mechanism behind diseases such as Parkinson's. New findings provide ...