Exercise Can Help Beat Cocaine Addiction
A new study reveals exercise can help to prevent relapse in those with cocaine addition.... Read More...
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Individuality is Influenced by Relations: Mouse Study
Researchers reveal social activity and the activity of dopaminergic neurons contribute to individuality in mice.... Read More...
How Cues Drive Our Behavior
Researchers shed light on the role dopamine neurons play in assigning values to transient environmental cues that drive behaviors. ... Read More...
What Keeps the Brain Awake?
A new study reveals a specific pathway in the brains of fruit flies that prevents them from falling asleep during the day.... Read More...
A New Model For How Brain Reward Response May Impact Anorexia
Researchers report the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to higher anxiety and a drive for thinness in those with anorexia.... Read More...
A Breath Test for Early Stage Parkinson’s
Researchers have developed a sensor that can detect early stage Parkinson's disease by analyzing a sample of a patient's breath.... Read More...
Fat Consumption is the Only Cause of Weight Gain
Researchers say dietary fats, not sugars or proteins, are the only cause of weight gain.... Read More...
The Psychology of Roller Coasters
Researchers investigate why so many people are hooked on the thrill of roller coaster riding.... Read More...
Maged1 Gene Protects Against Cocaine Addiction
A new study reports mice lacking the Maged1 gene are unable to acquire an addiction to cocaine.... Read More...
Stress Affects People with Schizophrenia Differently
A new study reveals people with schizophrenia have a disrupted stress response. Researchers report those with schizophrenia have an increase in dopamine release in the striatum, but not in the prefrontal cortex, in response to stress.... Read More...
Discovering Dopamine’s Role in the Brain
Researchers pay tribute to Arvid Carlsson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his research into dopamine, and evaluate what his research means to modern neuroscience.... Read More...
Reward and Unease Are Closely Linked in the Brain
Researchers say melanocortin 4 receptors may play a role in unease and reward. The study reports dopamine levels fell in the reward system of mice when the animal experienced something unpleasant. However, in mice lacking the melanocortin 4 receptor, dopamine levels increased slightly following a negative experience.... Read More...