Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

The key to a better mood could be in your fridge. We connect food and pleasure when it comes to certain flavors, but you may not know that some foods partner with chemical messengers in your brain to ...

Being thoughtful about food choices can also help ensure your body produces and regulates dopamine properly. Dopamine is ...

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As young people reach adulthood, their preferences for sweet foods typically decline. But for people with obesity, new research suggests that the drop-off may not be as steep and that the brain's ...