From the University of Barcelona press release: A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals a causal link between dopamine and the reward responses in… Read more »
From the Nanyang Technological University press release: Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause impulsive behaviours. Using mice, the research… Read more »
From the RIKEN press release: Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning fear. Published in Nature Communications, the… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release: People with a family history of alcohol use disorder (AUD) release more dopamine in the brain’s main reward center in response to the expectation of… Read more »
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have for the first time found direct causal links between the… Read more »
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: In a scientific first, researchers have observed in mice how the brain learns to repeat patterns of neural activity that elicit… Read more »
From the Washington State University press release: Washington State University researchers have discovered a genetic variation that predicts how well people perform certain mental tasks when they are sleep deprived…. Read more »
From the Binghamton University press release: Diet and dietary practices differentially affect mental health in young adults versus older adults, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of… Read more »
From the Aarhus University press release: Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered that patients with the RBD sleep behaviour disorder lack dopamine and have a form of inflammation of the… Read more »
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: The reward center of the brain is much more attuned to the pleasurable effects of alcohol when estrogen levels are elevated,… Read more »
