Dopamine is one of the most extensively studied chemical messengers in the human brain, and yet scientists are still figuring out how it works to accomplish so much. For years, the classic view has ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

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

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

A University of Michigan study shows dopamine neurons fire during NREM sleep after motor learning, strengthening skills ...

If you’ve heard of two of the brain’s chemical neurotransmitters, it’s probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that glutamate and GABA do most of the work — it’s the thrill of dopamine as the ...

People are a mystery. Sometimes I'm convinced we're all just a bunch of intricate puzzles who happen to be wearing pants. To have a decent shot at comprehending human behavior, we need to better ...