Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

When the brain becomes overstimulated, these pleasure spikes become less effective, leading us to believe we need more and ...

Reston, VA (March 16, 2025)—For the first time, scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility, according to new research published in the March issue of ...

January 13, 2010 — An automated voxel-based classification procedure can distinguish among different movement disorders in difficult-to-diagnose patients, report researchers. Metabolic and dopamine ...

A new study proved ADHD stimulants do not improve attention but stimulate other parts of the brain. If children don't obtain ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

Peking University, June 16, 2025: A multidisciplinary team led by Professor Li Yulong from the School of Life Sciences at Peking University has developed a far-red fluorescent dopamine (DA) probe that ...

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

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In August 2021, while promoting her new book “Dopamine Nation,” the Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke discussed ...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter — a chemical made in your brain. It carries messages to your nerve cells. Dopamine is also a hormone made in your adrenal glands that gets released into your bloodstream ...