A recent study found that the degree to which a person possesses autistic traits is linked to how their brain processes ...

As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social connection, and our ...

A small region of the brain, known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), plays a key role in how we process rewards. It produces dopamine, a neuromodulator that helps predict future rewards based on ...

Given the rising rates of childhood obesity and its association with multiple chronic diseases, a team of Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers examined the relationships between financial ...

The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help us learn behaviors that lead to rewards. A new study has shown for the ...

Study of 800+ young people found that some teen risk-taking may be driven by lower dopamine activity in the brain.