A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how ...

Explore dopamine's role in movement and how it challenges long-standing theories about motor control and Parkinson's disease ...

A new study from McGill University challenges a decades-old belief about dopamine. Rather than driving movement like a ...

When you think of dopamine, pleasure and addiction are usually the first two reactions. But think again. Well, dream again: The neurotransmitter plays a role in activating sleepy dreams. Researchers ...

In a breakthrough that could one day help individuals with pathological aggression, researchers at Columbia University identified a specific receptor related to the neurotransmitter dopamine that ...

Addyi, the first FDA-approved medication for low libido in women under 65, offers a new treatment option. Learn about its ...

New findings provide a better understanding of how the synthesis of dopamine is regulated in the brain. It may shed new light on the mechanism behind diseases such as Parkinson's. In our brain, there ...

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” ...

A new study in Nature Neuroscience identifies a biological mechanism that explains why repeated experiences become less ...