A study on common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) found that disrupting the resting, or basal, activity of a small ...

Dopamine is a powerful signal in the brain, influencing our moods, motivations, movements, and more. The neurotransmitter is crucial for reward-based learning, a function that may be disrupted in a ...

DGIST Department of Brain Sciences Professor Lee Kwang and his team have discovered a new correlation between neural signaling in the brain and dopamine signaling in the striatum. The human brain ...

Parkinson’s disease is caused by decreased dopamine activity in a brain region. It often has no identifiable trigger, but ...

There’s no shortage of blogs, podcasts, and self-help books on the importance of dopamine for the brain. In fact, many portray dopamine as the secret to better motivation, sharper thinking, and ...

What happens in the human brain when we learn from positive and negative experiences? To help answer that question and better understand decision making and human behavior, scientists are studying ...

Discover how healthy habits and daily routines can support your brain’s reward system and contribute to a more balanced sense ...

New research expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study opens new avenues for ...

The results provide a more detailed view of biological mechanisms associated with autism. Autistic participants had more ...

The neurotransmitter dopamine is commonly known for its role in brain networks regulating pleasure and reward. But many people with disorders that affect the dopamine system, such as Parkinson’s ...

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear. A new study in mice by MIT neuroscientists shows that the signal is the ...

DGIST (President Lee Kunwoo) Department of Brain Sciences Professor Lee Kwang and his team have discovered a new correlation between neural signaling in the brain and dopamine signaling in the ...