Dopamine maintains hope and motivation for life. Inflammation-associated compounds disrupt dopamine release, causing apathy.

Researchers have recently uncovered new insights into how the brain’s reward system functions in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its relationship with psychological ...

Anecdotal reports suggest drugs like Ozempic may curb not just appetite but also impulsive or addictive behaviour, hinting at ...

Listening to nostalgic music activates key brain regions tied to memory and emotion, according to a new brain imaging study.

So, what’s your motivation type? Are you a “rewarder,” a “connector,” or an “accomplisher”? Or do you prefer labels like ENTP or INTJ (Myers-Briggs), or perhaps call yourself an ...

Certain neural structures, called the reward system, are critically involved mediating the effects of reinforcement. A reward is an appetitive stimulus given to a human or some other animal to ...

“So, I thought it was fascinating that they made a connection between the brain’s reward system and heart attacks.” After two weeks of stimulating the VTA in the treatment group, said Rolls, “It was ...

Scientists are uncovering how obesity rewires brain circuits tied to reward and motivation, potentially shaping future ...

Serotonin is often painted as the brain's "pleasure chemical" but its precise role in the nervous system is ambiguous ... like the start of a signal that reward will arrive soon or the end of ...

Neuroscientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will investigate how obesity influences brain circuits related to reward, motivation, and emotional processing. Obesity ...