According to Janice Joplin, free will, like freedom, “is just another word for nothin’ left to lose.” According to Sigmund Freud, free will is when “the daemonic forces of the repetition compulsion” ...

Dopamine affects movement control, emotion regulation, and thinking skills. When dopamine levels are typical, they promote good health, while atypical levels can lead to health concerns. The above ...

You won’t get very far without dopamine. That is the problem at the heart of Parkinson’s disease; the death of dopamine-producing cells eventually leaves many patients unable to walk. Too much ...

Dopamine detoxes are all over social media, with many influencers talking about doing a "five-day dopamine detox" in which they stay away from social media, podcasts, TV, processed food, and other ...

Dopamine detoxing, or dopamine fasting, is a trending behavioral strategy aimed at reducing overstimulation from constant digital and sensory inputs. Grounded in neuroscience, the practice involves ...

Computer models provide new insight into how the neurotransmitter dopamine controls learning and decision-making processes. A recent study provides new insight into the relationship between the ...

Recently published research reports a relationship between neuron type and dopamine function, and one type of dopamine neuron has an unexpected function that will likely reshape how scientists, ...

Even grandma’s brain struggles with infinitely accessible social media and screen time.