Recent evidence suggests that a single dose of the psychedelic compound psilocybin reduces the drive to seek out rewards, ...

New reports on GLP-1 drugs and the brain’s “wanting” system have direct implications for how leaders motivate, reward, build ...

We have long been told a simple story about reward: Dopamine is the "wanting" molecule that drives us toward goals, and opioids are the "liking" molecules that provide the hit of pleasure once we get ...

Why do some habits feel rewarding instantly while others take time? Experts explain how dopamine shapes motivation, why quick ...

Some people bounce back from trauma, but others get caught in depressive loops that sap the joy from their lives. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how the brain creates these divergent ...

National College, Dhumbarahi, affiliated with Kathmandu University, organized an inspiring guest session on "Healthy Brain, ...

People are more likely to believe lies when there’s the possibility of a reward. Neuroimaging shows that the brain shifts into reward or risk mode depending on whether the context involves a gain or a ...

When faced with multiple food options and ultimately choosing one, the factors of that decision-making process may be more physiological than previously assumed. A group of scientists led by ...

I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the minute despite large ...

A new study is challenging one of neuroscience’s most enduring ideas: that the brain’s reward system exists to make us feel good. Instead, researchers argue that it is built to optimize energy.