Now, 25 years later, she’s a leading expert in that field, a professor of psychiatry and addiction medicine at Stanford ...

While dopamine fuels our motivation and sense of pleasure, it can also lead us to crave more of the activities that trigger its release. But is it really possible to be addicted to dopamine?

Dopamine is a powerful signal in the brain, influencing our moods, motivations, movements, and more. The neurotransmitter is ...

Dopamine and serotonin work together, yet in opposition, to balance reward-seeking and long-term thinking. Stanford research ...

Because substances of abuse act directly on the reward center of the brain to deliver their high—this involves speedy and intense release of the neurotransmitter dopamine—addiction can be seen ...

"In addition to their involvement in our everyday behavior, dopamine and serotonin are implicated in a wide variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders: addiction, autism, depression ...

Yoon vows to 'never give up,' touts achievements in post-impeachment address Assembly to vote on special counsel probe of ...

Gambling and cocaine use, while seemingly distinct activities, share striking similarities in how they affect brain function, ...