This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Depression is a disease with a difficult set ...

Dopamine agonists are medications that mimic the effects of dopamine, which can be helpful if you have low dopamine levels. Dopamine is a complex and key neurotransmitter responsible for many of our ...

Some GLP-1 users say they are experiencing fewer emotional highs and lows and decreased interest in hobbies and events that ...

New findings argue against a direct causal role for dopamine during the experience of a treatment effect in the establishment of positive treatment expectations and placebo analgesia in healthy ...

Dopamine signaling in the brain is a complex process, with many mechanisms in place to accelerate or slow down dopamine's effects. When dopamine is released from nerve cells, its efficient removal to ...