A new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.
Methylphenidate may boost norepinephrine levels in the prefrontal cortex, which in turn regulates dopaminergic neurons firing in the striatum, when a reward is delivered. The study sheds new light on how medications for ADHD affect the reward system in the brain.
Researchers report a person's ability to quit smoking could be influenced by a neural network associated with inhibiting automated behavior.
A new neuroimaging study reveals every person has unique brain anatomy. The uniqueness is a result of a combination of genetic factors and life experiences, researchers report.
Fluctuations in the dopaminergic midbrain play a critical role in risky decision making.
Technological advances allow researchers to observe how the brain processes semantic information.
Neuroimaging research from NIH/NIAAA provides a new method to characterize how brain activity relates to glucose consumption, which could help us understand how alcohol and other substances and activities affect our brains.
A new study compares the neural activity in different brain regions between people with ASD and typically developing people when viewing facial emotions.
Using neuroimaging and Alice in Wonderland, researchers identify how the temporal lobe supports an unconscious language parsing process.
Researchers have identified a source of spontaneous bursts of neural activity in the brains of preterm babies.
Researchers report the amygdala may play a bigger role in facial recognition than previously thought. According to a new study, the amygdala responds more specifically to images of the face than the fusiform face area does.
Researchers report they have discovered a surprising role the visual cortex plays in decision making.
