A couple of years ago, Jan Haavik was at a routine meeting of a research group that connects scientists studying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with people who live with the condition ...

As the brain ages, dopamine-producing cells and receptors gradually disappear, but surviving cells can ramp up dopamine ...

Dopamine is the 'feel-good' hormone, influencing mood, motivation, and movement. Want to boost it naturally? Here are four ...

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A Finnish clinical imaging study shows that rest tremor in Parkinson's disease is not explained by greater dopamine loss.

A new study, published in eLife, shows that most people born prematurely, who also suffered small brain injuries during the time of birth, have lower levels of dopamine in the brain. Credit: herjua/ ...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter — a chemical made in your brain. It carries messages to your nerve cells. Dopamine is also a hormone made in your adrenal glands that gets released into your bloodstream ...

LOS ANGELES — Maybe you'd like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your ...

Researchers discover a new dopamine signal in the striatum that acts as a guidance system, encoding trajectory errors to ...

A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are ...