Understanding how the brain’s reward system works helps to advance scientific research in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and the fields of medicine, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and ...

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The areas of the brain that process reward are activated when we make choices that make other people happy, as well as ourselves, a new study has found. Researchers at the Ludwig Maximilian University ...

In an era of economic uncertainty and inflation anxiety, many Americans find themselves torn between financial prudence and the desire for small pleasures that brighten daily routines. The morning ...

The endocannabinoid system (eCB) is implicated in the mediation of both reward and reinforcement. This is evidenced by the ability of exogenous cannabinoid drugs to produce hedonia and maintain ...