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 ...

People who are depressed very often show reduced interest in experiencing or obtaining pleasure, a symptom called anhedonia that research has traced to dysfunction in the brain’s reward system. In ...

Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.

Researchers have recently uncovered new insights into how the brain’s reward system functions in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its relationship with psychological ...

Recent research indicates that bodily inflammation may disrupt the brain’s ability to process rewards and risks in American Indian adults who have experienced depression. The study found that higher ...