Both animals and humans are motivated to seek natural rewards to feel pleasure but also avoid unpleasant and aversive stimuli that predict pain, loss and danger. Disruption of reward-related neural ...

A study published in The Cerebellum provides initial experimental evidence that a single session of cerebellar ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal-driving ...

"This is the first study in schizophrenia to link inflammation with both brain changes in reward circuits and specific motivational symptoms," says David Goldsmith, MD, associate professor in the ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific "anti-reward" brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal—driving ...

The conversation around addiction has evolved dramatically over recent decades, with medical and scientific communities now firmly classifying it as a chronic brain disorder rather than a moral ...

Our brain goes on an incredible biological journey when Cupid's arrow strikes. A flood of chemical changes occur, from dopamine surges to chemicals that shut down the perception of anger, fear and ...

For many of us, dessert is not just a treat; it is a ritual. A scoop of ice cream on a warm cookie or a forkful of chocolate cake satisfies a craving deeper than hunger. A recent discovery from ...

Ten years ago, researchers discovered a small group of people who derive no pleasure from music despite having normal hearing and the ability to enjoy other experiences or stimuli. The condition, ...