Researchers at University of Tsukuba and their collaborators have demonstrated that learning from both rewarding and aversive ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

Neuroscientists are increasingly finding that when you encounter a familiar reward, your body begins to gear up for action ...

Study in mice offers insights into the brain circuitry underlying certain types of reward-based choices. Researchers identified distinct groups of brain cells activated when animals anticipate a ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain reward functions. By combining several brain imaging methods, the research ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the minute despite large ...

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions. Every day, our brain makes thousands of decisions, big and small. Any of these decisions -- from the least ...