Why do some brains crave more stimulation than others? Learn about dopamine, genetics, and brain function, and how dopamine ...

It’s easy to sit down and scroll on your phone or grab a sweet treat when you need to recharge. But are they really replenishing your batteries? Typically, these behaviors – like when you spend hours ...

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 ...

From pickleball to planting flowers, dopamine menus are highlighting the activities that keep us engaged. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) It’s way too easy to find yourself ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

If you find yourself losing motivation to do much else besides scroll on your phone, TikTok, ironically, may offer a solution: Create a dopamine menu. It's not obvious by the trendy name what that ...

American author and popularizer, analyzes for the second time the mechanisms of dopamine in his new book Dopamine under ...

Here's what lies behind the concept of moderating our dopamine-driven pursuits for an improved quality of life. Thanks to pop psychology’s “hijacking” of a legitimate therapeutic method, most people ...

If you replay arguments long after they end, your brain may be seeking reward, not resolution. Here’s how dopamine shapes ...

Destinations that offer sunshine, walkability, green spaces, good cuisine and clean air can boost dopamine levels. Many of the destinations that ranked high in dopamine are located along a coast or ...

Technology has been part of our lives for a long time, but since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, it is almost impossible to live disconnected. Such excess connection and stimulation has revived a ...