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Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

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Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and ...

A food diary offers more than simple voyeurism—it tells us about the author’s relationship to time, money, and pleasure. The ...

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the brain learns that the drug is the fastest route to reward. Yet scientists still ...

New research shows chronic alcohol use rewires gene activity in human brain regions that control reward and decision-making, ...

Stanford professor and psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke, one of the most influential international voices in the field of addiction and mental health, will speak in Bucharest about digital dependency, ...