Researchers at McGill University have uncovered a surprising twist in how dopamine affects movement, overturning a ...

The placebo effect can have a significant influence on treatment outcomes. While we still have a lot to learn about how and why a patient’s expectations can influence the effectiveness of medication ...

New findings argue against a direct causal role for dopamine during the experience of a treatment effect in the establishment of positive treatment expectations and placebo analgesia in healthy ...

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

Dopamine, a neurotransmitter known for its role in pleasure and reward, may soon lose its reputation as “the pleasure hormone,” according to a new study conducted by UC Berkeley. Campus scientists ...

Could coffee help to counteract some of the effects of alcohol on the brain, and potentially limit the risk of addiction? That's what's suggested by a new study of how caffeine interacts with the ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that targeting neuronal signaling controlling aberrant learning in the ...

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