Drugs of abuse mimic these effects, and hence, overexcite our brain’s natural reward system. Therefore ... of adenosine and dopamine receptors in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system that may reduce ...

“They tend to be in the parts of the brain involved in decision-making, and risk–reward scenarios ... “We do deep brain stimulation for OCD and depression,” Whiting says.

Understanding the brain's reward system is critical for making better life decisions, and neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman has extensively spoken about this topic in his podcast. Huberman's talk ...

Brain stimulation, which has been used for years ... addictive because of their powerful effects on the brain’s reward system, the circuitry underlying craving. “We are all exquisite reward ...

a pleasurable reward. The finding that high tonic dopamine activity is associated with both increased pain and decreased pleasure, and that tonic over-activity of the dopamine system is known to ...

Then, more than 1,000 probes pulsed ultrasound waves to this area, known as the brain’s reward center.

Scientists have recently discovered that caffeine may counteract some of alcohol’s effects on the brain’s reward system, ...