Your brain chemicals play a role in everything you do. They enable communication between the different parts of your brain, send information to the rest of your body ...

It's an appealing concept: Stop addictive behaviors for a while — think social media, video games, gambling, porn, junk food, drugs, alcohol (dry January, anyone?) — to reset your brain's reward ...

A type of supplement known as the "dopamine bean" can contain very high levels of levodopa -- in some cases, higher than prescription formulations used to treat Parkinson's disease, researchers found.

Some supplements act like stimulants and can keep your brain from shifting into sleep mode. Ingredients for energy or focus ...

Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could ...

Are you bored by being alone with your thoughts? Does the thought of cooking a meal, brushing your teeth, or taking a walk without a podcast, TV show, or music playing send you into a cold sweat? If ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In August 2021, while promoting her new book “Dopamine Nation,” the Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke discussed ...

Worried about slipping into the winter blues? A "dopamine menu" could help. Popularized on social media, a dopamine menu is a list of positive activities that people can do to feel better during a ...

What’s the one brain chemical that plays a role in memory, motivation, addiction, pleasure, pain and learning? Dopamine. This chemical is found naturally in the human body and is critical for striking ...