Why dopamine makes you happy
Explore the power of dopamine, the "happy" chemical in the brain, and discover how it impacts our mood, motivation, and ...
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Pain impairs our ability to feel pleasure — and now we know why and how
Sensations of pain shut down the neurons that allow us to feel pleasure.
Researchers identify neurons that shut down rewards and motivation in the brains of mice
"We might think of different scenarios where people aren't motivated like depression and block these neurons and receptors to help ...
Dopamine is the key allowing our brains to change beliefs — short-term ones, at least
Don't forget to post some dopamine with that sarcastic comment -- it will work much better.
Waving away mosquitoes teaches them to stop bothering prey
Mosquitoes learned to associate smells with vibrations mimicking human hand movements produced by "the vortexer" machine.
Scientists poke at the root of our need for personal space — using fruit flies
Dopamine seems to be the key.
Scientists see thoughts – and addiction – forming in the brain
These truly are incredible times.
How dopamine is shuttled between neurons
University of Florida researchers have discovered how our bodies control dopamine transport in and out of brain cells.
Heavy marijuana users might damage their brain’s pleasure center
Photo: http://mmfit1.wordpress.com/ While marijuana use is becoming less of a tabu, in light of medical legalization in places like Colorado, ...
Addiction is a disease that first starts with dopamine overcorrection in the brain
Drug and alcohol addiction affects millions of people around the world, but despite decades worth of research and billions of ...
Possibility of erasing unwanted memories emerges
For the first time in history, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been able ...
Better Dressed Dopamine
My name is Victoria and I am a shopaholic. I mean it! The feeling I will soon describe will be ...
Scientists give computers schizophrenia to better understand the human brain
Researchers from the University of Texas and Yale infected a computer with schizophrenia in order to find out more about ...
Alcohol helps the brain remember
The effects alcohol has on our brain are still not perfectly understood, and the general opinion and even some studies ...