Have you ever noticed that successfully performing those menial tasks around the house — making your bed, unloading the dishwasher, decluttering your workspace — makes you feel good? You’re feeling ...

How Dopamine Can Create a Healthy Morning While dopamine is associated with feeling good, it does far more. It’s also ...

We live in a fast-paced world. When we're not fighting our alarm clocks to get a quick workout in before our 9-to-5, we're working after hours to put those final touches on work projects. That doesn't ...

Hormones play an important role in keeping us happy and healthy. You must have heard about the ‘happy hormones’ – serotonin ...

Are you tired of feeling sluggish and unproductive every single day? Do you find yourself procrastinating more often than not, struggling to stay focused on the task at hand? If so, you’re not alone.

Worried about slipping into the winter blues? A "dopamine menu" could help. Popularized on social media, a dopamine menu is a list of positive activities that people can do to feel better during a ...

Maybe you’d like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your problem may have ...

When the brain becomes overstimulated, these pleasure spikes become less effective, leading us to believe we need more and ...

A recent American Psychological Association poll shows that 54% of Americans feel isolated,and 50% feel left out or lacking companionship often or some of the time. You know that physical activity, ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In August 2021, while promoting her new book “Dopamine Nation,” the Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke discussed ...

The neurochemical has become a boogeyman for people worried about addiction and indulgence. But the real story is a lot more complex. By Dana G. Smith The neurotransmitter dopamine is eliciting a lot ...