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

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

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

What happens in the human brain when we learn from positive and negative experiences? To help answer that question and better understand decision making and human behavior, scientists are studying ...

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

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

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

Thursday is World Kindness Day. People celebrate it by performing acts that can range from a giving a person a parking space, ...

Adoptees’ higher ADHD rates reflect genetic, prenatal, and social factors, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, ...