FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 30, 2018Dopamine Drives Early Addiction to HeroinResearchers have identified a significant role dopamine plays in the development of heroin addiction. The study reports dopamine appears to directly cause drug reinforcement and, when dopamine neurons are silenced, mice are less likely to self administer the drug. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 24, 2018Why Our Brains See the World As “Us” Versus “Them”Researchers say our neural circuits could be responsible for why we find comfort in those who are similar to us and why we are often uneasy with those who might differ from us. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 27, 2018Exercise Helps Treat Addiction by Altering Brain’s Dopamine SystemResearchers report, in animal models of addiction, daily aerobic exercise alters the mesolimbic dopamine pathway in the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 20, 2017Now You Like It, Now You Don’t: Brain Stimulation Changes Musical EnjoymentUsing transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers were able to increase and decrease people's enjoyment of music; and desire to listen to more. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2017Window to Brain’s Reward System Could Lead to Better Treatments for AlcoholismNalmefene blunts the brain's reward pathway in people with alcohol addiction, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2017Not Feeling the Music? Lack of Joy From Music Linked to Brain DisconnectionPeople with musical anhedonia have reduced connectivity between brain areas associated with reward and sound processing, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2015Eat For Pleasure Rather Than Hunger? You May Have a Hormone DeficiencyDo you prefer the taste of fatty food? Are you someone who eats for pleasure rather than for hunger's sake? According to a new study, the tendency to overeat could be due to a hormone deficiency. Read More
