Within the brain, chemical neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine regulate mood, emotions and many physiological and behavioral processes. Their imbalance can contribute to anxiety, ...
In the past 25 years, and especially since the release of the iPhone in 2005, the world has become hooked on smartphones. No ...
In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers found that increasing dopamine levels with L-DOPA made people slightly ...
Billionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson argues that smartphone addiction is a result of neurological manipulation by what he ...
Meet the brain molecule of the moment: 4-(2-Aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol. You have been its beneficiary from birth. Lately, you might have seen it splashed across the headlines under its common name.
From the moment her parents divorced when she was a teen, the Melbourne woman spent years chasing dopamine — through drugs, sex and even spirituality. Now in her 30s, she’s finally found a kind of ...
“Generally, when neuroscientists talk about dopamine, we think about addiction because it is an addiction driver,” Morikawa explained. The hormone makes you want to repeat certain behaviors, turning ...
Clinical psychologist Pamela Udoka warns that gambling is a clinical addiction linked to dopamine highs, stress, and social pressures.