Dopamine has long been a buzzword for those thinking about mood, happiness, and attention. But what if dopamine isn't the "feel-good" chemical we've been told it is? A new study suggests we may have ...

We have long been told a simple story about reward: Dopamine is the "wanting" molecule that drives us toward goals, and opioids are the "liking" molecules that provide the hit of pleasure once we get ...

A recent brain imaging study reveals that the reward system is hyper-connected to other social networks in autistic ...

A new meta-analysis reveals that while ADHD and autism both feature atypical brain responses to rewards, the underlying neural activity goes in completely opposite directions, providing biological ...

A new study is challenging one of neuroscience’s most enduring ideas: that the brain’s reward system exists to make us feel good. Instead, researchers argue that it is built to optimize energy.